Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/23

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Nikon's profits tripled
From: firkin at ncable.net.au (Alastair Firkin)
Date: Tue Nov 23 03:00:12 2004
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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 
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In reply to: Message from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] Re: Nikon's profits tripled)
Message from feli2 at earthlink.net (Feli di Giorgio) ([Leica] Re: Nikon's profits tripled)
Message from firkin at balhpl01.ncable.net.au (firkin) ([Leica] Re: Nikon's profits tripled)
Message from Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com (Frank Dernie) ([Leica] Re: Nikon's profits tripled)