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that digital sensors are less "forgiving" of blown highlights
than film. Why is this?  There's something called
"characteristic curves". How does this related, in film and in
digital?  Can anything be done about it? Is this a significant
advantage for film in some situations, or does it just mean that
one's shooting style might need to be a little different? (Or,
does it even mean that?)  share|improve this question I recall
somewhere that blown highlights in digital are far easier to
'reclaim' in post than underexposing... maybe just a FYI so
people don't read this and start -2EV stops all their photos? – 
nchpmn Jun 25 '11 at 10:46 @Crashdown: you're thinking of a
concept called "expose to the right". However, that applies only
to information up to the blown highlights, which are definitely
not easy to reclaim. –  mattdm Jun