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    does digital give reciprocity ?

    New to digital, so I'm wondering if you get any colour changes or increased saturation during long exposures like film does (ie Velvia) ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Damo 5D View Post
    New to digital, so I'm wondering if you get any colour changes or increased saturation during long exposures like film does (ie Velvia) ?
    The effects you get with film are due to reciprocity FAILURE and the way the 3 colour layers behave differently relative to each other and relative to time. This doesn't happen with digital, although, very long exposures create a potentially massive amount of noise as the sensor heats up and plays up as a result. It's not a good look. Leave your lens cap on and take a 30 minute long exposure to see what I mean.

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    Thanks JJ. I've done a few long exposures, but not 30 minute ones so haven't had any noise yet. I'll have to get out and try it.

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