Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/01

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica Quality versus Medium Format
From: "Mxsmanic" <mxsmanic@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2001 06:27:48 +0200
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Mark writes:

> I think you can develop 4x5 sheet film in
> pee pee and print in on toilet paper and it's
> still going to look better than anything you're
> going to get with a 35mm piece of film no
> matter WHAT you do it!

If I follow this reasoning, then I should be able to take a picture of anything
in 4x5, send it in to a contest, and win the contest easily, as long as everyone
else is shooting 35mm ... right?  After all, _anything_ shot on 4x5 is better
than _anything_ shot on 35mm, according to you.

Replies: Reply from Jim Brick <jim_brick@agilent.com> ([Leica] Re: Leica Quality versus Medium Format)
Reply from Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com> (Re: [Leica] Leica Quality versus Medium Format)
Reply from S Dimitrov <sld@earthlink.net> (Re: [Leica] Leica Quality versus Medium Format)
In reply to: Message from "Austin Franklin" <darkroom@ix.netcom.com> (RE: [Leica] Leica Quality versus Medium Format)
Message from "Mxsmanic" <mxsmanic@hotmail.com> (Re: [Leica] Leica Quality versus Medium Format)
Message from Bill Satterfield <cwsat@istate.net> (Re: [Leica] Leica Quality versus Medium Format)
Message from "Mxsmanic" <mxsmanic@hotmail.com> (Re: [Leica] Leica Quality versus Medium Format)
Message from Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com> (Re: [Leica] Leica Quality versus Medium Format)