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By the way, I've spoken to photographers who insist that using an achromatic sensor is essential for artistic purity and integrity, but I think those are the same people who a decade earlier were claiming that digital photography isn't sufficient pure.
If I wanted to make it gratuitously harder to make photos I'd just go out without my eyeglasses.
For me the bottom line with achromatic sensors is to focus on what they actually do and don't contribute to your particular needs, and avoid indulging in sweeping romanticism about "purity" and whatnot.
Also, another practical disadvantage of achromatic sensors: there are hardly any cameras on the market that have them, and those that do are generally at the high end of the price scale. Phase One and Lecia have achromatic versions, and maybe a few others. And you typically pay *more* for the privilege of not getting the Bayer and IR filters (because the achromatic versions are much more a specialty product).
As always, use whatever tools work for you.
@[email protected] Thanks for this explanation. Your conclusions map pretty well onto the choice of monaural or stereo cartridges for playing 78s: the “proper” solution (e.g. Denon DL-102) is expensive and obtains only a very marginal benefit.
@[email protected] And when they want color photos they take multiple exposures with different colored filters and then combine in post? :D
@[email protected] Technicolor forever!
@[email protected] I had a really interesting answer from an exhibition curator last year who insisted that non-chemical photography simply isn't photography. While I don't agree he was at least coherent about it which made for an interesting perspective.
@[email protected] What is purity in photography anyway if not a delusion some people had since the beginning of the media.