Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/06/19
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>Also, I have used various MF cameras in the past and been disappointed
by lens quality at large apertures - some, including a Mamiya C330 I
once owned, lose illumination in the corners; others are just unsharp.
Perhaps it's just too large a film area to cover without fall-off.
Seems to me, if you want the ultimate in grain-free results 120 will
always have the edge but if you prefer sharpness, 35mm may still be
tops. Myself, I like a nice tight grain structure, provided the image
is crisp and the tonality is right.
If you are looking for high quality in medium format. Then I would
have to recommend Hassleblad (the T* star lenses) and the Rolleiflex.
I own the 40mm hassy lenses, and I had a job to shoot an interior of a
building. I shot a few frames wide open just to see how it would
preform on 100 asa ektachrome. Examing the slides on a light table
with a 10X loupe. I one thing that I immediately noticed was that
there no light fall off in the corners, extremely even illumination.
Try it you may like it.
John N3BVH