Grain quote for Michael

[venchka]

Here is the whole quote from the Nikon Cafe:

Originally Posted by CRavsten

I believe this was posted previously with regard to the difference between grain and noise. And for me it it hits the mark.

"Film grain is organic, it is the building block of the image because the image consists of the grain, whereas digital noise is like a screen or curtain covering the image, destroying details and smudging colors.

One could say that film grain is positive, or additive, wherever there is grain there is some detail imprinted. Digital noise is negative, or subtractive, wherever there is noise the detail beneath has been destroyed."

NikonCafe.com

I wish I had said that. It summarizes things very well.