Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/03/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Steve, This says something about lenses. But I'm not sure how much it says about digital vs film. I'm beginning to think that the potential quality of film and digital is so similar that either one will give me the results I want. And my technical ability with one medium or the other is what sets them apart. I just saw some 20x30 inch enlargements from a D1 (only 2.7 MP) and I couldn't believe my eyes. The guy who made them certainly knew his medium inside and out. I don't details of the workflow. I just know the images were taken with a D1 and printed on an Epson 7600. Here's an example of the type of detail I find possible from a 6 MP camera and a good lens. The image on the right is an enlargement of the sign in the middle of the image on the left. http://www.lightcurves.com/sampleImages/detail_example.htm This was taken with the sharpest (non-Leica) prime lens I own. (All my Leica lenses equal, and probably exceed the quality of the lens I used to take this shot.) I took the same shot with a very high end non-Leica zoom lens and it wasn't nearly as good. IMHO, it's all about good lenses and good technique. Digital vs film is secondary. I still prefer film for now, because I use 21 and 28 WA primes a lot and they're wider on a film SLR than on a DSLR. DaveR - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Unsworth" <mail@steveunsworth.co.uk> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 9:05 AM Subject: RE: [Leica] Crude Film/Digital test, Leica/Canon > For an even cruder test, here's an f5.6 shot with my 1960s 50mm > Summicron attached to my 300D... > > http://www.leica-camera.com/discus_e/messages/3/49758.jpg > > And here's the same shot with the 18-55 zoom that came with the camera - > also f5.6 > > http://www.leica-camera.com/discus_e/messages/3/49759.jpg > > Both were at the edge of the frame. You can see a full frame here... > > http://www.leica-camera.com/discus_e/messages/3/49622.jpg > > No sharpening was involved and the same Raw conversion applied to both > images. > > Regards > > Steve > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Aram > Langhans > Sent: 07 March 2004 15:22 > To: leica-users-digest@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: [Leica] Crude Film/Digital test, Leica/Canon > > > > A friend bought a 10D and brought it over for a test drive... > > > -- > 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