Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/12/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes. I was just responding to, "I'd imagine that exposing and merging multiple M9 frames would begin to "rival" medium format CCD sensor real estate ;~)" Having sold my kids and spent the proceeds on a MF Tech Cam it would be tough to admit to SWMBO that there really wasn't any difference between multiple M9 frames and MF (in other words, it wasn't really worth selling the kids...) :-) On Mon, Dec 31, 2012 at 4:25 PM, George Lottermoser <imagist3 at mac.com>wrote: > > On Dec 31, 2012, at 3:14 PM, Robert G Adler wrote: > > > How so? If you mean by merging, stitching, the pixels per unit of image > circle is far greater in the best MFDB than in the M9 (or even N 800E). > > > > For a 50mm field of view the new Leica M250 will still have 25 > megapixels of coverage. A 80 MP digital back will have 80 megapixels for > the same field of view with an 80mm lens. If you want to throw stitching > into the mix then, as you know George, we need to compare that to stitching > with MF. > > > > But if you mean something else by merging, I don't know what that term > means but would love to know! > > > On Dec 31, 2012, at 9:38 AM, George Lottermoser <imagist3 at mac.com> > wrote: > > > >> > >> On Dec 31, 2012, at 10:52 AM, Robert Adler wrote: > >> > >>> Not too sure about it rivaling medium to large format... > >> > >> I'd imagine that exposing and merging multiple M9 frames > >> would begin to "rival" medium format CCD sensor real estate ;~) > > Yeah. It gets to be a silly discussion pretty quickly. > I guess one could discuss using 8x10 film and "merging" for an 8x20 or > 10x16; > though it wouldn't be the same as shooting 11x14 or 12x20 film. > > those of us who can't afford the medium format digital back kit; > attempt to get more (or at least the most) from what we've got. > > I have played around with using lenses with large image circles > and moving the camera around within that circle > (as apposed to rotating camera on nodal point); > and yes, > you can do the same with your medium format back > and will always end up more real estate than I will with my > less-than sensors. > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > george at imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Bob Adler