Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/03/14

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Steve Gandy's update on the digital bessa
From: Frank Dernie <Frank.Dernie@btinternet.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2004 15:53:46 +0000

I was only remarking to Jeffery Smith not replying to you BD - he may 
have been replying to you, but your post was irrelevant to this 
exchange.
Frank

On Sunday, March 14, 2004, at 02:49  pm, B. D. Colen wrote:

> IF I shot K64; IF I used a tripod for 35 mm; IF I did landscapes - I
> would agree with you, and would either use film or would sell a child
> and buy a Canon1Ds and lenses.
>
> But in terms of black and white, and in terms of the equiv of color neg
> shooting, handheld, well...Also, I am obviously not into bench-test
> comparisons, nor am I worrying about micro detail examined with a 
> loupe.
> What I'm interested in is what the naked eye sees at normal viewing
> distance in a print or on a computer screen.
>
> Also, keep in mind that when I posted the original and the upscaled 
> crop
> yesterday, I had upscaled the crop to the point where apx 1/3 of the
> original image was a file about 16% larger than the entire original
> image. Which tells me that I could get a damn good 13x19 print out of
> that 1/3 crop without straining at all.....
>
> 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 Frank
> Dernie
> Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2004 1:52 AM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Steve Gandy's update on the digital bessa
>
>
> My experience is slightly different - I no longer buy B&W! I can get
> that from a digi file at will. I do find that for ultimate quality (ie
> tripod mounted optimum aperture stuff, not hand held wide open) I get
> more detail from a 35mm transparency scan (Kodachrome 64 and provia F)
> 200ASA print films I have tried are inferior to my DSLR. OTOH if I am
> doing landscapes I use medium format...
> Frank
>
> On Saturday, March 13, 2004, at 11:12  pm, Jeffery Smith wrote:
>
>> I told another forum earlier that I've pretty much decided never to
>> buy color film again. Even the best color 35mm film cannot compete.
>>
>> Jeffery Smith
>> New Orleans, LA

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