文档介绍：The Chemistry of Photography
From Classical to Digital Technologies
Dedicated to
my father
Joseph Rogers
The Chemistry of Photography
From Classical to Digital Technologies
David Rogers
Danercon Ltd., Harrow, Middlesex, UK
ISBN-10: 0-85404-273-3
ISBN-13: 978-0-85404-273-9
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r Danercon Ltd. 2007
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Preface
Critics of the use of silver halide in photography would have us all believe
that the whole world has now moved over to digital systems, and that the old
days have gone forever. While it is certainly the case that the market for the use
of silver halide is in decline and may continue to decline for some years yet I, for
one, would suggest that the wet chemistry approach to photography will not
pletely – at least for many years e.
Digital photography has indeed passed the stage wh