Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/12/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Gene, I just sent Robert a CD of various M8 images. That should make the comparison a little easier. Len On Dec 17, 2007, at 10:55 AM, grduprey@mchsi.com wrote: > Alastair doe shave a M8. But I agree making a comparison is going > to be a difficult undertaking. I suggest the original poster rent > or buy an M8 and make the comparison himself, only then will he > know if it meets his needs. I have made a 24x30 print from my M8 > and love the results, absolutely fantastic. But that is only my > opinion and just tells you that it satisfies my criteria for > printing, and not another persons criteria. > > Gene > > -------------- Original message from "Frank Filippone" > <red735i@earthlink.net>: -------------- > > >> If you wish to compare 2 different lenses/films/cars/dishwashers/ >> etc. you >> need to use identical roads and conditions/dirty dishes/images. Using >> different images does not allow comparison, technically. >> >> The original poster wanted to know if the Hasselblad images from >> film ( E6 >> or C41????) would be equivalent to an M8 when a print is made. No >> print? >> No comparison is possible. Because that was what the poster asked >> as the >> comparison vehicle.... 4x6 inch prints? Nope. He wanted something >> like >> 30x30 for both. JPG's? You are kidding..... not even a remote >> possibility >> of comparison. >> >> Jim Brick ( who I believe is no longer a LUG member ) uses a >> Hasselblad. I >> think Ken Frasier also uses the Hasselblad..... Alastair Firkin >> also. Do >> any of them have a M8? I do not think Jim has, although he does 30x30 >> prints from his Hasselblad. >> >> Who and what will do the scan of the Hasselblad E6/C41? A ( Over >> $25K) drum >> scanner? Epson $500 scanner? Who is doing the post processing? How >> much >> is allowed? How much human capability is allowed? What kind of >> printer >> driver? Tuned for what? >> >> Who or what is doing the comparison? What criteria? How many samples? >> >> I hope I am conveying the difficulty of answering this >> question......with >> technical correctness. >> >> Anyone can take any picture they want and derive any comparison they >> wish.... after all, it is a free country. But if you want facts to >> make an >> unbiased comparison, it is exceedingly difficult. >> >> I stick by my response.. using digital printing techniques makes, >> in the >> limit, a $300 P+S camera almost as capable as a $5K Leica M8. And >> certainly, a Hasselblad image will probably look as good as a M8. The >> digital printer is the item that flattens the playing field. >> >> Frank Filippone >> red735i@earthlink.net >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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