Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 01:52 AM 5/28/2006, you wrote: >1. The reason I might use a loupe is that I have a print and I want >to read some detail in that print. So the question becomes how much >detail is available before it turns into grain or dots. Surely it >matters about the enlarger, etc, vs. merely printing a digital file, >and surely it matters how many dpi are put out by the inkjet printer >(and the resolution of that system... If you paper resolves 25lp/mm, >that is 600+ lp/inch, I am not sure what 1400dpi means in terms of >resolution). This article explains resolution and sharpness and what we can and can't see: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/sharpness.shtml Here is an interesting article comparing 35mm digital to medium format film: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/shootout.shtml And it was written in 2003. Enormous strides have been made in digital since then. A more recent comparison between 4x5 film and digital backs: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/essays/back-testing.shtml Tina Tina Manley, ASMP www.tinamanley.com http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/dimes_for_hunger