Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Johnny I've just acquired a very rough pre war speed graphic for next to nothing, in the process of refurbing it atm, along the lines of the naked leather stripped version on Stephen Gandy's site, so far so good, I still have the shutter left to rebuild then I just need film, holders and a lens and I'm ready to go! I've heard it said that at modest enlargements the step up from 6x6 to 4x5 is not really visible but your comments below suggest there is a marked difference, I also dabble with 6x6 (Mamiya C220) in addition to my Leica's so I'd be interested to know how big you print and how much difference there is between the 4x5 and the 6x6 pics. To date I have never made prints bigger than 12"x16" although occasionally I'm cropping to 12x16". > well I can be as big a curmudgeon as the rest of you! > > for something I just shot I wanted ultimate quality (that I could afford I > mean). The answer was a 40 year old 4x5 camera and a couple of vintage > lenses. The results are *way* beyond anything I could achieve with a Leica > or even my Rollei 6x6. Another order of photographic magnitude different. > > Thanks to Henry A and Mark R for giving me courage to do this! > -- > John Brownlow > > http://www.pinkheadedbug.com > > ICQ: 109343205 > >