Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/26

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Subject: Re: [Leica] digital quality
From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 11:55:28 -0700
References: <397DF94F.CD4E66D0@webshuttle.ch> <200007261001.MAA09615@titus.u-strasbg.fr>

MIKIRO wrote:
> 
> At 10:52 PM +0200 25/7/00, B. D. Colen wrote:
> snip
> >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....
> snip
> >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..:-)
> 
> It is irrelevant AND relevant.  It totally depends on what you want in your
> prints.  I believe it is relevant at least when I "want" to see lens
> characters and when I "want" such characters appear in my photograph.  No
> arguments in me. :-)
><Snip> 
You never know somebody could get you a box of 20x24 paper for your Birthday present.
Then what a fine state you'd be in!
Mark Rabiner

In reply to: Message from Nathan Wajsman <wajsman@webshuttle.ch> (Re: [Leica] digital quality)