Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/05/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I can't imagine that a drum scan of a 24 x 36mm slow speed ISO neg shot with Leica glass shot on a tripod would not have a whole lot of information in it. Pit against a KAF-10500 sensor with an active area of 27 x 18 mm which you find in an M8 I'm not sure I'd root for the sensor in the camera. I'm not a betting man normally but I'm afraid I'd put 2 bucks down on the drum. I've made 30 x 40 inch darkroom prints from 35mm negs and its amazing the stuff in there from medium speed film even. Or 400 speed film. And a drum scan can have billions and billions of megapixels in there. Mark William Rabiner > From: George Lottermoser <imagist3 at mac.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Sat, 30 May 2009 19:23:22 -0500 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: D3x vs. 'Blad CFV 16MP full sized samples > > 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,