Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks. The illustrations on this page, which is one of my favorites, prove my point quite well, as does the text. Note that a 4000 dpi scan of 35mm film is virtually indistinguishable from a 2700 dpi scan; essentially all you get is better resolution of grain and blurred details. The only case in which very high-resolution scans make a difference is for larger film formats, such as the 4x5 format shown in the examples, which is obviously of much better quality at 3300 dpi than 35mm is even at 6000 dpi. If resolution is so critical to you that the tiny increment between 2700 dpi and 4000 dpi makes a difference for your application in 35mm, maybe you should be shooting MF to begin with. Note that all these formats, even 35mm scanned at 2700 dpi, provide more detail than the eye can normally see for full-frame images at normal viewing distances. - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Meino de Graaf" <mgraaf@csc.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 09:41 Subject: Re: [Leica] RE: Re: Digital Leica and reality > > For anyone who wants to see some comparisons, have a look at this site: > > http://www.users.qwest.net/~rnclark/scandetail.htm > > Meino de Graaf