Catch more rays

Alex Mustard · Issue 26, Sep/Oct 2005 · pp. 53

Products mentioned: Nikon D2X, Subal Housing, 10.5mm lens

Catching the Rays (revisited) by Alex Mustard After the last issue of UWP came out I have received a few emails asking my opinion on how far away digital really is from slide film when it comes to capturing sunbursts. My answer is not much, particularly when the transparency must be scanned before it can be used (does anybody still print without scanning?). Many people seem very happy to pass on the message that you can’t do sunbursts on digital, and this is a misleading message I strongly disagree with. I think a common mistake is to assume that all sunbursts shot on film are perfect - they aren’t. Many slide images actually have poor sunbursts, especially when judged by the rather harsh criteria that digital images seem to be examined with these days. What has always been key to good sunbursts are the right environmental conditions. When these are conducive, both digital and slide, whe…