Does “Color Science” even matter?

Started Jan 2, 2023 | Discussions thread
just Tony
just Tony Veteran Member • Posts: 4,667
Re: On the other hand...

Erik Kaffehr wrote:

I would think that 'hot mirror' design may also play a role.

Their brick wall passbands are readily adjusted via the vacuum deposition processes to any desired wavelength but I don't know if brick wall behavior is always what is needed there.

Camera sensors are sensitive to IR, strong filtering near IR may affect reproduction of reds but having weak IR filtering may cause unnatural colors. Some early Leica M models had serious issues with rendering black textiles that have high IR content.

I recall the odd photos of the "burners" on an electric stove top that were captured by my Sony RX100 mark 1. I would describe the visual experience as a "deeply saturated red", but the camera recorded them as a saturated purple.

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