Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Try it with a tripod before you sell all your R gear. The R shot is not not-sharp because it is not-sharp. It is not-sharp because of camera movement. John Collier On 1-Sep-06, at 2:04 PM, Aram Langhans wrote: > A few months ago I purchased a Sony H2 digital to play with. I > just got back a roll of Kodachrome 25 that has some shots taken > with my R8/100APO that I also took with the Sony H2. I was > shocked. Stunned beyond belief. The sample I have posted is not > scientific. Both cameras were hand held and at ISO 25 with the R8 > that may be a factor. I scanned the slide on my trusty Minolta > Dimage Scan Dual II, not the latest, but I have always been very > satisfied with the 11x14's I make with my Epson 1280. As good or > better than if I send a slide in. > > So, did I waste $400 that I should have spent on a good digital > SLR, perhaps even a DMR? Are we all wasting our time with film? > > http://gallery2.leica-users.org/v/Aram/Comparisons/? > g2_fromNavId=x888e4712 > > I have the whole image and then a crop from the K-25 slide and the > H2. Look at them full size and tell me what you think. I just > find this hard to believe that there is SO much difference. Not > even a close contest.....