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To me, the most important "learning outcome" from reading Henry is a healthly skepticism. It reminds us much of what we read about photographic technique and materials has little in the way of evidence to back it up. And as Stephen has said many times, even when we are presented with data it is important to be given information on the testing procedures, otherwise it is difficult to conclude anything. Sometimes you read an article in a magazine and it looks really sound because is has tables and charts and curves. But what if there were all sorts of errors or sources of error, mistakes etc in the test? As we know there are many variables to manage, and as I've come to learn, designing a proper photographic test is not so easy.

Michael, to put this into practice, someone should start a new thread where a given methodolgy is critiqued. The example should probably come from online to assure it's accessible to everyone. I think it would be fun, but I have a strange sense of fun.
 

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Somebody needs to pick one and start a new thread. I think a random choice would be the most unbiased approach.
 

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Hi Stephen - before moving on here, can I raise a few more issues from Henry's book for your feedback? These concern his Granularity and Acutance tests for films.

I also wouldn't mind subjecting some of my tests to scrutiny/critique.

This really isn't topic I spend much time with. Do you have any concerns with this section? BTW, a good book on these issues is Image Clarity.

Michael, pick one of the methods, start a new thread, and open it up to critique. If I did it, people might think there's a mouse trap involved.
 
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