Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 08/11/1999 1:22:43 PM Central Daylight Time, jeffcoatphoto@sumter.net writes: << DonjR. It really depends on the effect your wanting. Lets start equal. Both on tripods, cable released-mirrows up. Same film type and sitting side by side exposed at the same moment. (also we need the lens of the two to cover as close to the same area as possible)( same f stop and shutter speed) Now we can compare apples to apples (so it were) the 2 1/4 will not need the same amount of magnification as the 35, so you'll notice more grain in the 35 image. Not having done side by side comparisons I cannot give you more info. but when I shoot a wedding I use both the hassie and the leica (R's) and my assistant who does the editing always comments that they like the detail in the 2 1/4 images better that those of the 35mm. Now if we shoot chromes and then do inter negs or computer negs and lock the grain at a certain magnification level between the two that is equal, then I think the leica would win. I'm sure that not everyone will agree. Next is that if your shooting the 35 on a tripod-mirrow up and cable released, and the 2 1/4 hand held then the 35 will win on movement alone. cheers Wilber >> It has been my experience that prints from both cameras are pretty difficult to distinguish when shooting 100 mm on Hasselblad and 50 mm DR Summicron on M-3 with Tech Pan film with cameras on tripod and printed with Durst L 1200 point light source enlarger and 50 and 80 mm APO lenses. My experience with color negative film is the Hasselblad provides better prints. Will be happy when the new Provia is available and it may be tested against Kodachrome 25. However, Provia does not provide as great resolution as Velvia according to the factory data. I have not seen any digital stuff that even resembles good Hasselblad and Leica work that is done by people who know what a good print looks like rather than the newspaper quality stuff we see so often. Nowadays quality takes a back seat to convenience so we will see more easy to produce digital stuff. Hope this gets the discussion started.