Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan - I understood what he was saying, and I certainly respect his technical knowledge and abilities. I was trying to make the point, however, that what is more important in this instance is the real world appearance of a given print....Among other things, don't forget that if we're talking shooting with, let's say Tri-X, you're starting to get some pretty serious grain by 11x14 - not that that's bad - so a really good quality digital print, viewed from a normal viewing distance, might be fine compared to a traditional print....And, as I believe I may have said in a post recently, the fact that certain detail captured by the lens is visible when you look at a print with a loupe and blow it way up, and that detail isn't visible in the digital print, is really irrelevant unless you take your photographs for forensic purposes, in which case microscopic detail becomes incredibly important..:-) B . D. > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Nathan > Wajsman > Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2000 4:32 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] digital quality > > > B.D., > > I do not believe that Erwin was commenting on that particular > situation. The way > I read his post, he was simply reporting some measurement results > and follow-on > calculations. He did admit that an A4 (letter) sized digital > print would please > or impress. All my printing is digital and I am very happy with > it. But I have > no illusion that if I wanted anything greater than, say, 11x14 > inches, there > would be no contest between traditional printing (done by someone > more skilled > than I) and my Epson. > > Nathan > > "B. D. Colen" wrote: > > > But then, given that not a lot of people walk into an art gallery or my > > house with a densitometer, we get back to the real work > question...What does > > the print look like, framed, under glass, from 18" to six feet away? > > :-) > > B. D. > > -- > Nathan Wajsman > Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland > > e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch > > General photo site: http://belgiangator.tripod.com/ > Belgium photo site: http://members.xoom.com/wajsman/ > Motorcycle site: http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/1704/ > > >