Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/05/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That's pretty much what I thought. And since I can't get velvia 160 (or 200 as the actual sensitivity is), it's not even that fair a comparison. On May 31, 2009, at 8:23 AM, George Lottermoser wrote: > I've done this test with cameras locked down on tripods. > > I have no doubt that your M8 will technically out perform even drum > scanned 35 mm film at: > 160 asa > 320 asa > 640 asa > > I've not done higher speed film comparisons. > > The only way you'll technically out perform the best decent sized > digital sensors > is with drum scanned very large format transparencies shot with > extremely fine lenses. > > The aesthetic qualities of film continue to carry their own weight > very well. > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > george at imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > On May 30, 2009, at 7:11 PM, Ming Thein wrote: > >> But I'm equally curious as you, so I'm going to repeat this test >> soon with velvia in my M6TTL and the 50 nokton, and the 35 cron >> asph on the M8. I'll post the results here. > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information THEIN Onn Ming *photohorologer ming at www.mingthein.com www.flickr.com/mingthein