[Leica] Testing the old Elmar 5cm f 3.5

[Paul Roark]

On Thu, Aug 3, 2023 at 1:40 PM Lluis Ripoll via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
wrote:

> ... [digital] sensors ... in MHO they don’t give a realistic image of the
> natural look of a lens made for film.
> ...


I grew up with a darkroom and used film for (about 50) years -- 4x5, 120
roll, and 35mm, but mostly 120 Rollei TLR and SL66.  I now digitize those
"old" 120 negatives for my black and white printing, as well as using
digital sensor originals for current work.  For better or worse, my
experience is that modern digital originals give a cleaner image.  The MF
film (mostly 100 iso) now looks too grainy for my large B&W prints.  I see
film now as mostly a nostalgia medium.  But, of course, while I'm a
sharpness fan and really appreciate Leica optical quality, it's composition
and subject matter that make a great shot, not the technology used.

I might add that for those who like the sharpest looking prints (without
"halos"), Topaz's "Gigapixel AI" is an amazing tool for digital originals,
and my first experience with "AI".  It's not all hype (but also not
perfect).

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com