Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That's my memory too, but then they have gone with 10 so they would say that ;-) On 22/11/2004, at 5:22 PM, Frank Dernie wrote: > My memory isn't what it was, I don't think.... but I seem to remember > the Leica guy at the Leica UK gathering saying that Leica found 10 > megapixels equivalent to 35mm film and that was why they chose it for > the R back (at a time when there others were using more or fewer) > Frank > > On 22 Nov, 2004, at 02:50, firkin wrote: > >> Feli di Giorgio writes: >>> I would be very happy with a 10-12MP full frame camera. >>> Manageable file sizes, DOF of a 135, low noise at high ASA, due >>> to the large size of individual receptors. I really don't need 20MP >>> for what I do... >> >> The immediate question is what do you do that requires 10 to 12. I >> mean this seriously, not as a jibe or insult. My mind tell me that 10 >> to 12 seems about right, because I suspect (never tried and therefore >> don't know) that you could print 16 x 20 at about this level with >> 35mm happiness. Barry Thornton claimed that only really "lucky" good >> 35mm negs could produce "perfect" images larger than about 10 x 14 (I >> think) I remember thinking "I've got larger ones" but then thinking >> but they are not all "perfect", so he may be right. >> Like many, I suspect I've been too worried about making big >> enlargements, when smaller well crafted images would be "better" and >> store much more easily !!!!! >> This brings me back to my nagging question; will todays good film >> scanners "match" a 10 mega pixel dedicated digital camera when you >> view moderately large images side by side? >> Alastair Firkin @ work ;-) >> http://www.afirkin.com >> http://www.familyofman2.com >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > Alastair