Re: [photo-3d] Re: Accuracy Debate

[Gary Nored <gnored@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Dr T's comment: 
 
> Is there any proof that with Kodachrome you get better
> accuracy than say with Fujichrome Sensia 100?  To my eyes
> colors are better reproduced in Sensia than Kodachrome.

reminds me of something I read long ago. The gist of the
article was that Kodak relies on laboratory
colorimetry to assay color "accuracy," whereas Fuji
relies more on consumer preferences. Fuji's 
position is that color film should reproduce colors
the way users _remember_ them. 

This human-oriented approach explains many folks'
reaction to Fuji vs Kodak color. From a human
perspective, the Fuji colors _are_ better and more
accurate than Kodachrome's. For my own part, I have never
seen a Kodachrome slide that didn't look washed
out and muddy compared to the way I remember
the scene when I photographed it. 

The lab/human perception argument has been going on
as long as I can remember. Some audio enthusiasts
insist on sparkling laboratory measurements -- others
insist on good sound. Both are pursuing the same
goal. They just measure their results differently. 

Gary Nored