Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ok, so if as you suggest 2700 dpi is approaching the resolution of film, are you of the opinion that a 30" x 40" print from such a scan would have as much detail as a conventional 'wet' print from the same negative? If so why do people bother to have drum scans made and why do Nikon bother to produce a 4000 dpi scanner? Steve - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Mxsmanic Sent: 24 July 2001 20:37 To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Scanning Steve Unsworth writes: > Presumably what you mean is that the lenses > in their current state, while not perfect, > outperform any film available. No, they do not. They generally cannot match the resolution of Technical Pan, for example. Additionally, they show many aberrations and distortions that no defect in film negates. > So why would you worry if Leica stopped development > of their current lenses/bodies to concentrate > on digital? Because I want the lenses, cameras, and images to get better, not worse.