Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I agree - I believe that not only are most miniature format lenses [Nikon, Leica, Zeiss and maybe some others] sharper but also the 35mm film is capable of sharper photographs - maybe because it is thinner or there may be differences in the emulsion coating process. Amen! Bill Carson Jonathan Borden wrote: > Against 'conventional wisdom' about the benefits of large format w.r.t image > sharpness is the article > http://www.photodo.com/templates/display.lasso?show=489 > which, to sumarize, states that with tmax 100 film, 35mm,MF, and LF have > similar sharpness. I believe the issue is that top 35mm lenses are sharper > than equivalent large format lenses. On the other hand if Tri-X is used, LF > wins. > > Jonathan Borden > > Bill Carson > wrote: > > > > > > Hi Bob: Don't kid yourself about large forma!. I've used 4 X 5 and 5 X 7 > > and my photographs from 35mm and just as good, sharp, detailed, > > contrasy and > > functional as photographs as the pix from the larger negatives and I have > > more exposures to chose from and a lot more mobility in exposing the > > negatives. Duast, scratches, fingerprints, etc., etc. are worse with LF! > > That's my opinion. Bill Carson > > > > > > > In a message dated 10/24/1999 10:53:48 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > > > michaeljohnston@ameritech.net writes: > > > > > > << so it IS possible.) >> > > > Of course it is possible, but large format does it much more easily. I, > > > personally, enjoy the challenge of pushing the limits of the format. > > > Bob Figlio > >