[Leica] Comparing Backlight B&W MM and Film

[Richard Man]

The master of backlight is, IMHO, Fan Ho. He uses a Rollei and 6x6 film :-)

On Sun, Oct 5, 2014 at 8:08 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I still cannot see much difference, at least viewing these tiny jpgs, but
> then my eyesight is not as sharp as it should be!
> I reiterate, IMHO, that for the style of photography you do, equipment
> really does not matter, whether it is film, M8, M9 or MM - except for it to
> be second nature to you in operation. They all seem to carry the same
> signature, have a similar impact and look pretty much the same on my
> calibrated monitor!
> Cheers
> Jayanand
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 6, 2014 at 6:55 AM, Lluis Ripoll <
> lluisripollphotography at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I have scanned two film backlights from the year 2007 with Kodak Plus X,
> > Leica MP, lens ignored. Plustek scanner and Vuescan :
> >
> > Carrer del Correu Vell
> > <
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Miscellaneous/2007031228LR5BN.jpg.html
> > >
> >
> > The Light Way
> > <
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Miscellaneous/2007031216LR5BN.jpg.html
> > >
> >
> > Please compare to the Leica Monochrom with Tri Elmar recently posted:
> >
> > <
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Miscellaneous/20141003_L1001068__MMLR5BN.jpg.html
> > >
> >
> > All these pictures have a slightly touch of Silver Efex Pro, same toning
> > applied to all.
> >
> > In my opinion I can't say any better quality on film vs MM, except the
> > grain of course, I've don't put it on the MM version, I consider it is
> > artificial. What do you think?
> >
> > Thanks for looking, your c&c are greatly appreciated
> >
> > Saludos cordiales
> > Lluis
> >
> >
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