Re: [Leica] Fuji Frontier 4R prints lose detail that is in the negatives?

[Dante Stella <dante@umich.edu>]

Not in my experience; the Frontier prints look a lot better than the
run-of-the-mill minilab in terms of crisp detail.


On Fri, 4 Jul 2003, Martin Krieger wrote:

> I would expect that a 4x print in a reasonable enlarger would retain all the
> detail visible in the negative with a 10x magnifier and make that detail
> easier to see. Yet when I examine 4x prints made in a Fuji Frontier digital
> system, I seem to be losing detail. I gather that the Frontier digitizes the
> negative and then prints with a laser onto ordinary photographic paper. I
> imagine that the scan is insufficiently fine to pick up all the detail in
> the negative, just enough so that when the print is examined with the bare
> eye it appears as sharp as one might hope. (Perhaps also, electronic
> manipulation, say sharpening, loses some detail?) Hence the 4R print,
> examined with a loupe, is inadequate.
>
> If I understand all of this correctly, optical enlargement with a decent
> enlarger, is "inefficient." Lots more detail is retained in the print than
> can be seen with the naked eye. Digital scanning and enlargement can be more
> "efficient," putting down just enough detail so that the image feels sharp
> and complete with the naked eye. This is not necessary, in that a digital
> system could have all the detail available in the negative, and print it out
> (at say a real 1000dpi).
>
> Am I right in my understanding?
>
> MK
>
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