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Subject: [Leica] Genuine Fractals-any good?
From: robertmeier at usjet.net (robertmeier@usjet.net)
Date: Wed Oct 13 22:31:18 2004
References: <20041013174516.SBYA1635.simmts6-srv.bellnexxia.net@straylight>

Greg-  Those results make sense.  So, Fujichrome 100 (Provia, I assume) 
produces a better print, either directly or scanned, than a 6 mp DSLR can 
produce.   But still, the DSLR print looks pretty good.  Bob


> >From a 6 megapixel dSLR...
>
> ...better than 24X36 from a 35mm colour neg.
> ...better than 20X24 from colour neg, too.
>
> But not as good as a reversal print from Fujichrome 100.
>
> And not as good as a  print of the same size from a good scan of a
> Fujichrome slide.
>
> What can I say? ...it works! Don't know why, but my printer makes great
> prints with chemicals or pixels.
>
> The qualifiers being...
>
> I have never liked colour neg film ...not even Reala.
> Not for printing or scanning. Only used it when there was no other option.
>
> Digital replaced colour neg in my work but not chrome.
>
> I have not worked with B&W negs in almost 10 years.
>
>
> Greg Locke
> St. John's, Newfoundland
> http://blog.greglocke.com
> -----------------------------
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>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: lug-bounces+locke=straylight.ca@leica-users.org
>> [mailto:lug-bounces+locke=straylight.ca@leica-users.org] On
>> Behalf Of robertmeier@usjet.net
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 2:51 PM
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>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Genuine Fractals-any good?
>>
>>
>> Greg-
>>
>> What do those 24x36 prints look like?
>>
>> Bob
>>
>
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