Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/10/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, Richard ... To answer your questions - 1. The black and white digital compares favorably to film. I've now got the conversion down, so that the files look quite similar to bw scans. 2. I have had Lightjet prints of up to about 24x28 from my tri-x scans, and taking into account the fact that these digital file prints were much larger, they compared quite favorably. There is no question that viewed from up close and personal, they suck. But so do the 24x28 tri-x lightjets...at that size tri-x grain starts to look like grapes. Step back to proper viewing distance, and both look terrific. 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 Richard F. Man Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 5:17 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] 20 Greene At 03:13 PM 10/29/2003 -0500, B. D. Colen wrote: >So last night was the 'opening' of the Olympus sponsored digital photo >exhibition in Soho... >http://www.leica-gallery.net/bdcolen/image-55236.html > >What can be done with digital files from 5 mgp sensors is really >astounding....30x40 Fuji Lightjet prints on photo paper that viewed at >the proper distance looked unquestionably as good as film. Up close >it's pretty evident they're digital and blow way up - but look at a 35 >mm neg blown up to 30x40 and unless it's 25 asa, it looks pretty awful >as well... Hi BD, couple questions: 1 - you are converting from color digital to B&W right? How do you compare the output, especially at this enlargement level, with B&W film? 2 - your comment about 35mm blown up to 30x40. Have you seen the drum scan images from say, Galen Rowell? I have seen his 30x40 (and bigger) output from higher ASA films (I'm pretty sure he usually used ASA100 or higher), and I can assure you, they don't look awful at all. Awe-inspiring comes to mine :-) Anycase, congratulation. Nice images for sure! // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, please use richard@imagecraft.com) - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html