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Subject: [Leica] Re: Competition -- Leica or Digital -- you tell me!
From: "firkin" <firkin@balhpl01.ncable.net.au>
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 13:41:53 +1000
References: <DCEEJAHLPNAJMHPMNHEGAEHGDFAA.tldeutsch@runbox.com>

Its the Leica 90 -- feel the fingerprint ;-) 

Todd Deutsch writes: 

> Pardon the sudden intrusion.  I usually lurk at a safe distance but I just
> got home after hanging some work and I feel sort of lucky.  At first I
> thought I was looking at scanned film.  The shadows remind me of the grainy
> junk that I fight with in my own scans.  However, after clicking on the
> image and bringing up the next photo (is this cheating?), I noticed the
> refresh/ scan lines on the monitor behind you are dead horizontal.  Every
> lugger knows that a horizontally travelling cloth shutter curtain (such as
> that found on the M$-P) renders refresh lines as distinctly diagonal <g>.
> Assuming the same camera made both pics, I got to go with the Canon.  Glad
> you raised the challenge.  Now, bring- it- on! 
> 
> -Todd Deutsch
> http://www.todddeutsch.com 
> 
>>
>> I had to have some pictures taken of myself recently. I just got the
>> TIFF files. I thought the photographer did quite a nice job considering
>> his unphotogenic subject. 
>>
>> What I want to know is: was the camera he used a Leica, or a digital
>> SLR? 
>>
>> In fact I'll be even more specific... it was either 
>>
>> 1. Leica M4-P with 90mm Summicron on Agfa APX 400 scanned on an Imacon
>> 2. Canon 1Ds with EF 85mm f/1.8 
>>
>> There will be a prize, although I have no idea what, for the
>> best-argued correct answer. 
>>
>> Here's the picture. I've made it nice and big so you can have a good
>> look at it. 
>>
>> 	http://www.johnbrownlow.com/icom/source/icom13.html 
>>
>> Steve LeHuray is not allowed to enter this competition. 
>>
>> (There is actually a very very very simple way to tell, but if you know
>> what it is, do yourself a favor and judge the image as an image before
>> peeking - and no, that answer won't win the competition). 
>>
>> 
>>
>> --
>> John Brownlow 
>>
>> http://www.pinkheadedbug.com
>> http://www.unintended-consequences.com 
>>
> 
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Alastair Firkin @ work ;-) 

http://www.afirkin.com
http://www.familyofman2.com 

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