Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/05/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Frank Filippone wrote: > >The focus sharpness IS better... a lot better. > >But, to be honest, I think film is sharper.... by a wide margin. > ?? what lens, what film ?? In my experience only fine-grain B&W film has a chance at being as sharp as a B&W photo from an M8-class sensor, this because converting a file from a Bayer-filtered sensor to B&W throws out 2/3 of the sensor's image data. For color photos, comparing the DMR and K25 using the 280mm f/4 APO the difference was shocking, and this with the DMR at ISO 400. As it turned out I was glad it was my last K25. When printing (color prints) the biggest I'm willing to print my film photos now is 11" x 14" because bigger prints are embarrassingly grainy and lacking detail when compared with 16" x 20" prints from the DMR. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com