Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/06/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Alan, > I need to know what is the maximum size a BW 35mm negative can be > enlarged before losing the edge. As others have said, it depends on viewing distance and film. If you take a correctly exposed and developed Technical Pan 35mm negative, you can go quite high up in size. I have some 8*10 prints from this film, and if I look with a loupe, it still looks sharp, meaning that I could have enlarged those negatives much more. And this was with 80s vintage Pentax lenses. With Leica glass, you can do much better. > Looking through my notes I see various sizes mentioned from 8x10 and > up. So it seems to be a subjective thing, which means I have to do my > own test. In the end, this is the only method that will work for you. Nathan - -- Nathan Wajsman Overijse, Belgium Photography page: http://members.tripod.com/~belgiangator/index.html Motorcycle page: http://www.geocities.com/motorcity/downs/1704/index.html