Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Wed, 19 July 2000, MIKIRO wrote: > > "B. D. Colen" wrote: > > It sounds as though we have reached the point where, to speak of and prove > > silver superiority to digital printing, one will be required to wear a 10x > > loupe around one's neck and examine every print that way. I, for one, prefer > > to step back from photos - at least a few inches - and examine and admire > > the photograph. > snip > > This may not be a good analogy, but... With paintings we often find that > one which appears to show the "matiere" very well at a distance has in fact > surprisingly little details on close view. And there are cases vice versa. > I would assume that tonal range or latitude is more important than pixel > numbers that are without question important (Just compare pics from APS size > CCDs and from much smaller ones with similar pixel numbers). Is Leica glass > superior (with magical brush touch of a master ;-)) to others even in this > low pixel number situation? > > Cheers, > > NO ARCHIVE > > MIKIRO > Strasbourg Europe > Galleria ARBOS > http://arbos.silva.net I'll have to let the masters answer for themselves but for me the Leica glass gives me scans that are much easier to work with: Leica's exceptional control of internal reflections and flare result in better shadow detail, no strange color casts, and generally cleaner, brighter colors. Doug Herr Sacramento http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/telyt ___________________________________________________ The ALL NEW CS2000 from CompuServe Better! Faster! More Powerful! 250 FREE hours! Sign-on Now! http://www.compuserve.com/trycsrv/cs2000/webmail/