Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/02/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tina, While you are certainly right on the ground of pure picture quality, 8x10 equipment would be - to heavy and bulky for me to carry - too expensive (I do not even know the price of an 8x10 digital back but I imagine it to be out of my means) Probably the results could be already better even with a digital Hassy. Time ago I used to get good results with a 9x12 Zeiss Maximar and Rolleis I gave up medium format because of weight, bulk, as well as cost and availability of color processing. I do not print bigger than A3+ (13x19) and I am quite satisfied with the results I get with the DMR at that size. Peter >-- Original-Nachricht -- >Date: Sun, 05 Feb 2006 16:58:23 -0500 >From: Tina Manley <images@infoave.net> >Subject: Re: [Leica] DMR mk II ? >To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > > >At 04:33 PM 2/5/2006, you wrote: >>Tina, >> >>Why only 8x10? Couldn't it be a bit bigger? >>Arent'you exaggerating a leetle bit? >> >>Cheers >>Peter > >No. 8x10 came to mind because I saw some gorgeous photos in a gallery >in Sausalito - all of them made with an 8x10 view camera. If I were >a fern and rock or landscape kind of photographer, I'd be using an >8x10, not 35 mm. > >Tina > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information