ahh.. ok sorry - wasn't sure if I was offending by asking what may seem like stupid questions.
Im new here so I wasn't sure what types of conversations are typically entertained.
Actually my point was to recreate a look - specific to a bygone era of which the films that I actually appreciate more ( sometimes ) than the more modern and high-tec faire we are given today... sometimes 'less is more'... blurry prints...less contrasty lenses...abberation??! flare? I think I like those things sometimes as they somehow add to a particular style that may not have been intentional... but was none the less there.
I was looking for creative ways to go for less. Sort of like wanting to shoot a black&white photo because I liked what Brassai did long ago. I want to shoot in 5247.. because I grew up on those films shot with its less that perfect tones and latitude...I like the lenses they used in that time... and I want to participate in some way...with the past masters I grew up watching!
I'd like to pay homage to that period.... if that makes any sense.
I understand what you mean by losing out on what the artist intended to see... it is sad that more people are not given the proper set up and understanding to receive the images and art as they were intended to be seen by the people who originally made them. Just as audio is doled out on cheap headsets that destroy the original fidelity that the artist may have worked in -- I know the same thing happens in film / image world.... simple improper gamma setting and all the detail you saw - is gone to the receiver on the other end. But maybe its this uneven process that actually gives some participation to the viewer...who knows...maybe no one ever truly sees what the artist sees?
Im just a bit nostalgic about older film and film techniques...
cheers
Tj