Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/05/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My experience is the same as Tina's FD On 29 May, 2011, at 23:04, Tina Manley wrote: > I am comparing scanned film to digital capture. The grain in scanned film > is more obvious, at least with my Nikon LS5000 and adds to the slightly > soft > look of scanned film. Digital is very, very sharp in comparison. In fact, > it is distractingly sharp and I sometimes add grain for that reason. Those > Leica lenses are just too sharp! ;-) > > Tina > > On Sun, May 29, 2011 at 6:01 PM, Frank Filippone <red735i at > earthlink.net>wrote: > >> Tina.. as a person that has seen probably thousands of rolls of film >> through >> a loupe ( In the OLD DAYS), you know a sharp from a not-sharp shot. >> >> Are you saying that film through a loupe is not as sharp as digital >> capture >> ( even an M8, M9 or DMR) on a screen? >> >> Or are you comparing scanned film to digital capture? >> >> >> >> Frank Filippone >> Red735i at earthlink.net >> >> >> I do have to apply capture sharpening to every digital file - except the >> M8 >> and M9 and DMR. Those don't have the AA filter and don't need capture >> sharpening. I'm scanning film and am amazed at how much sharper digital >> files are than film. >> >> Tina >> >> On Sun, May 29, 2011 at 4:28 PM, Robert Baron <robertbaron1 at gmail.com >>> wrote: >> >>> Does your post production workflow include some form of sharpening? I >>> understand that is necessary with digital image files, unless you are >>> taking about .jpg files, of which I know little. >>> >>> --Bob >>> >>> ==On Sun, May 29, 2011 at 1:11 PM, Frank Filippone >>> <red735i at earthlink.net >>>> wrote: >>> >>>> It got back from NJ recently, and I just had the chance to test her >>>> out..... >>>> >>>> The focus sharpness IS better... a lot better. >>>> >>>> But, to be honest, I think film is sharper.... by a wide margin. >>>> >>>> So be it.... >>>> >>>> Frank Filippone >>>> Red735i at earthlink.net >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Tina Manley, ASMP >> www.tinamanley.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > -- > Tina Manley, ASMP > www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information