Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/12

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Another Leica vs medium format debate
From: Mark Rabiner <mrabiner@concentric.net>
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 11:00:25 -0700

Paul Chefurka wrote:
> 
> During a couple of slide competitions at the Ottawa Camera Club last year I
> had the opportunity to see 35mm and 2 1/4 slides projected to the same size
> (maybe 4'x6' vs 6'x6') on a glass-bead screen.  Ektagraphic for the 35mm,
> Rollei for the MF.  There was no discernable difference in image quality.
> The MF shots were all losers due to static compositions and boring subject
> matter.
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> 
> Paul Chefurka
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> >
> > "Kotsinadelis, Peter (Peter)" wrote:
> > >
> > > It depends on how big you project them.  If bigger than
><snip>
> > > --Gib
> >
> > I'm surprised to hear this because from what I often hear and not have
><snip>
> > Mark Rabiner
> >
The keywords here for me here are "a glass-bead screen". It all turns to jelly
on a glass-bead screen.
You can't see nuttin on a glass-bead screen. 
Mark Rabiner