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RE: [Digital BW] Shooting Digitally, for Austin

2002-01-19 by Austin Franklin

> I think you could possible use CMY but not K.  How can one 
> collect 'black' with
> a sensor?  You're thinking in 4 color ink reproduction and not 
> light waves.  And
> I think the reason they use RGB is that it's tranmissive and not 
> reflective
> (would that be additive and not subtractive?)....
> 
> Harvey Ferdschneider
> partner, SKID Photography, NYC
> >
> > http://www.digitalcameras.com/howTheyWork2.asp

Hi Harvey,

Go read that page I referenced...K is not black in this use...

Austin

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