I hope this is not off topic but after reading through the very informative contributions of this thread my question is - Where does all this increase in DR, bits of info collected by a sensor, and the ability to lift shadows leave color rendition? Are we seeing more accurate color (with CMOS vs. CCD), more hues within a given color, and better seamless transition between the multitude of hues of a given color based on the intensity of light falling on it or the actual variation of color hue in an object?
I hope my question in clear enough to answer - it's not quite clear to me.
Cheers
chk