Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/09/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Sep 11, 2012, at 4:31 AM, Peter Dzwig wrote: > Do you believe that technically the printable > quality now obtainable through this sort of "trickery", whether by chip or > film, > is as good as that obtainable with large format? > > Paul obviously does. But, do you? Do others? "as good as" doesn't seem to speak to the actual aesthetic qualities of any particular print process. Each "print" relies so many different properties. Quality and properties of paper Quality of printing techniques. Silver, Platinum, Inks, Carbo, Dye transfer, and many more. Illusions of sharpness, edge, (or conversely rendering of softness). Shadow separation. Highlight separation. The list does go on and on. A top quality, 8x10 contact, platinum print cannot be reasonably compared to the best possible inkjet print. They each have their unique aesthetic qualities. They may each have a WOW factor - depending on who's looking and from what perspective. Regards, George Lottermoser george at imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist