SithLord wrote:
If I make a statement about size, it's not a bias, it's really a difference in size. In time those difference will bear themselves out if other people get a hold of a VP and can compare it to other castings, for example.
If you make a statement that's based on upon flawed photo comparisons, is the statement then supposition and not factual? Especially if the photos (flawed size comps) are presented as evidence of those factual statements?
SithLord wrote:
Well, I'm just trying to be nice.
Then you're doing an excellent job. Keep up the good work.
SithLord wrote:
If I show a straight on shot from six or more feet away there can't really be bias. If there is a scaling issue with helmets not in the presence of each other, that is something that can be discussed.
Using the same camera lens and photographing both at the same camera distance then yes, there should be no bias. You're also comparing the VP and GH dome against a screen shot where Vader may have been more than 6 feet from the movie camera. The movie camera lens will be of a wider diameter than a small consumer camera's lens. Each person's camera's lens will be of a different width. The 6 feet distance does not eliminate perspective distortion, but it reduces it enough. Knowing that something was taken 6 instead of, say, 10 or 14 feet, allows one to understand the distance context of a cropped photo.