I actually have another question. Does the process of going from the negative to a release print distort the image in any way? In other words is it technically possible to retrieve a more or less exact copy of the original interpositive by averaging and then deblurring an infinite number of release prints? In general I’m wondering what the limitations are of doing a restoration from a set of release prints, rather than using an interpositive, or the original negative.
In other words, is Mike Verta actually accomplishing what he says he is? I’ve also been curious about this. I know that the multiple duplications to get to the release print leads to the addition of generational grain. But does the image actually get softer outside of that fact?