"Robert Coe" wrote in message
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I quite understand, but really that was my point. Since you can set NR in
camera, it can hardly be overprocessing to tweak the NR level of a RAW
image in post.

NR is correction for the medium so is just removing what was added by
electronic noise. That's just a practical issue. I'm puzzled why someone
would want to over-intellectualise it.

The limits codified by film journalists are a good benchmark.

Dodging and burning like Ansel Adams to the point where you get a different
look and feel to the negative is art. Editing out an object you were too
lazy to walk over to and move may be legitimate if the scene is
representative of default reality. But this is getting into a grey zone.

A lot of time would be saved if a common system could be developed but that
would interfere with all the arguing wouldn't it?

--
Charles E. Hardwidge