Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/04/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My Canon D30 was clearly better at 400asa than 200asa Leica colour negatives scanned on a Nikon coolscan 8000. I have not checked since, just assumed my 10D is similar. To get superior overall from film I needed Kodachrome or Astia. Frank On 28 Apr, 2004, at 22:41, mehrdad wrote: > That's a first, most of the current ones and all the past are pretty > useless > @ 800 and color 400 quality is a long reach away from digital > > > > _______________________________ > Regards, Mehrdad > > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+msadat=kiakki.net@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+msadat=kiakki.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of > FRANK > DERNIE > Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2004 9:25 AM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: RE: [Leica] Update on the digital back for the Leica R8/9 > (DMR) > > > Yes but my digi camera at 800asa is better than any > 400asa film I have used (not many!) > Frank > > --- "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> wrote: > It > all depends what you use the camera for. I agree >> whole heartedly with >> Lucian - particularly at this stage in digital >> development. But if you >> shoot K64, or similarly slow films all the time, >> you'd be happy with a >> digital with a top ISO of a staggering 200. Which is >> what makes for >> horse races...or horse walks in this case.. ;-) >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: >> lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org >> > [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] >> On Behalf Of >> FRANK DERNIE >> Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2004 5:20 AM >> To: Leica Users Group >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Update on the digital back for >> the Leica R8/9 (DMR) >> >> >> >> It is interesting how varied we are. I have been >> taking pictures for over 40 years now and have never >> even tried a film faster than 400asa, and I did that >> when I started as a teenager, and repeated from time >> to time to see what the fuss is about. I usually use Kodachrome 64, >> hence my need for a Leica as I am using >> wide apertures most of the time here in England. The >> only time I needed faster was in a crypt where the >> Kings of the Navarre are buried, there I used 800asa >> on my Canon D30 and got results way better than I >> would have had on film, it was a decisive moment for >> me. >> I can't imagine using >800asa as a matter of course! >> >> Frank >> >> --- Lucien <director@ubi.edu> wrote: > >>> mehrdad wrote : >>> >>>> >>>> Lucien, the maximum iso is not at important as >> the >>> maximum usable and >>>> for >>>> that we have to wait. >>>> >>> >>> Mehrdad, >>> >>> In September, if the maximum ISO setting is still >>> 800, I'll know that >>> I'll never buy it. No need of a test. >>> >>> Lucien >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug >> for >>> more information >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for >> more information >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for >> more information > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >