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Subject: [Leica] Format output obviousness
From: photo.forrest at earthlink.net (Phil)
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2010 07:38:34 -0400
References: <C8B5EDFA.3626%mark@rabinergroup.com>

What is there to hang up? 
Is there some "Enter the Dragon" ultimate test of life in which I, or
anyone for that matter, will be forced to deduce what size sensor made
what image? What about vintage? Will we have to be able to tell the
difference between a Nikon D100, D70 and an Epson RD1? After all, they
are incredibly similar.
If you're looking for the differences in sensor size through the final
image, I'd ask yourself "why?" 
Because it's absolutely irrelevant.

Phil Forrest



On Wed, 15 Sep 2010 03:28:58 -0400
Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote:

> Every portfolio I've ever had or stack of prints; and every stack of
> prints other photographers have shown me I've always known which ones
> of my prints were 35mm, Medium format, or sheet film and I didn't
> have to bother telling them and they didn't have to bother telling
> me; as we all knew at first glance.
> I can normally easily tell the difference between a full frame
> digital image even at low output and cropped format digital output
> and I think many people can with any experience. And certainly the
> difference between that and point and shoots with sensors the size of
> my pinky nail. And the 2x crop in between. And medium format digital
> blows me right out of the water at least my eyeballs.
> If you can't tell the difference between your large and smaller format
> digital output the time to hang it up is now.
> Take up audio.
> 
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> Photography
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