[Leica] Leica 135mm Apo Telyt M

[Ken Iisaka]

The sad truth is that not all the pixels end up in the final print.

What I've always enjoyed about making large prints in a darkroom is that I
could make prints which could be enjoyed both up close and from a more
"normal" viewing distance.

However, I've had several 24x36" (60x90cm) prints made from images captured
on SL2 and Q2 recently. Invariably, I see that the printing resolution is
in the order of 100 dpi or even less, that only about 8mp of information
ends up on the print. When viewed up close, all the details in the original
image files are lost.

I'd like to know which printers would not downscale the image to an
artificially low dpi.



On Thu, 24 Jun 2021 at 09:37, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG <
lug at leica-users.org> wrote:

> IMHO, image quality matters to the extent it is discernible on a print of a
> size you want to show/exhibit, whatever, at normal viewing distances.
> Beyond that it means nothing. If you are not exhibiting/selling prints of a
> size equal to a 300% magnification on the monitor, taking normal viewing
> distances into account, because these are definitely not going to be viewed
> from 12-15 inches away, why bother?
>
> Cheers
> Jayanand
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 24, 2021 at 7:40 PM Paul Roark via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
> wrote:
>
> > Jayanand wrote:
> >
> > > How will you ever make out that level of difference in a print of any
> > size?
> > >
> >
> > Note that the magnifications of the prints are different.
> >
> > If image quality doesn't matter, why does Leica exist?
> >
> > Paul
> > www.PaulRoark.com
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Jun 24, 2021 at 12:02 AM Paul Roark via LUG <lug at leica-users.org
> >
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > I posted a same-size screen grab of the Leica 135 and Canon 200 at
> > > > https://www.paulroark.com/Leica-apo-135-v-Canon-L-70-200-at-200.JPG
> .
> > > >
> > > > They look very similar, but I think the ridge line of the 135 M has a
> > > > slight advantage.
> > > >
> > > > Paul
> > > > www.PaulRoark.com
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, Jun 23, 2021 at 8:59 AM Sonny Carter via LUG <
> > > lug at leica-users.org>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > pix?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Regards,
> > > > >
> > > > > Sonny
> > > > > http://sonc.com <http://sonc.com/look/>
> > > > > Natchitoches, Louisiana
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> > > > >
> > > > > USA
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Wed, Jun 23, 2021 at 10:57 AM Paul Roark via LUG <
> > > lug at leica-users.org
> > > > >
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > I thought this group would appreciate the results of this
> telephoto
> > > > > > comparison test.  The question was, between my Canon 70 - 200
> f/4 L
> > > > > series
> > > > > > lens at 200mm and my Leica 135mm, which could actually render
> > distant
> > > > > > details the best.  Both were on a Sony a7c.  The Leica 135 won.
> >  And
> > > > > this
> > > > > > was at optimum apertures and center.  Off axis and wide open the
> > > > > > differences would be more pronounced.   (The Canon zoom will soon
> > be
> > > on
> > > > > > eBay.)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Paul
> > > > > > www.PaulRoark.com
> > > > > >
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Ken Iisaka
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