Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/08/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Robert , a B&W 6x6 scan is about 70 Mb and a colour around 250 Mb, unless scanned at 16 bit, then they are >500Mb...... Ralf is certainly not driving at Spa but will drive at a test at Monza just before the Grand Prix and will return there if all goes well. cheers Frank On 25 Aug, 2004, at 19:26, Robert Clark wrote: > Frank: > On average, what is a typical size for a scanned MF image in color? > And B/W? I was at a friend's house last Friday and saw some > absolutely wonderful MF images from a Hasselblad. Since I now have > the N70, I'm not using the M6 at all...but the image quality of a MF > looks pretty appealing. > > BTW...how's Ralf? Will he be back this year? > > Robert Clark > Lancaster, PA > > Frank Dernie wrote: > >> I think my EOS10D is actually lighter than my R8, thought some of the >> lenses are lighter some are heavier. I do find the prints from the >> 10D, printed formerly on an Epson, now a Canon, printer comparable to >> prints from scanned negatives from my R8, maybe a touch worst than >> scanned slides and a touch better than scanned print film. I don't >> like the ergonomics of the Canon nearly as much as the R8 and the R8 >> viewfinder is in another class. OTOH not having to wait for the end >> of the film is a great benefit for amateurs such as myself so I only >> use film for MF, here the prints from scanned negatives are much >> better than the EOS 10D or 35mm Leica scans. >> cheers >> Frank >> >> On 25 Aug, 2004, at 18:29, Douglas Herr wrote: >> >>> FRANK DERNIE <frank.dernie@btinternet.com> wrote: >>> >>>> I wonder whether 120 or 35mm film will be the more >>>> popular in the future. I would expect 35mm to be less >>>> interesting because it is so easily comparable in size >>>> weight and quality to digital. >>> >>> >>> Interesting question - but until the size and weight of digital >>> cameras giving output comparable to a high-end 35mm film camera >>> shrinks considerably I don't see the size or weight as comparable. >>> >>> >>> Doug Herr >>> Birdman of Sacramento >>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >