Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/01/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'm wondering though in the landscape genre with ones work in one of those galleries specializing in landscapes like you see in Carmel and other quality places your stuff would be on the wall right next to huge prints taken with medium format sensors. I'd love to think the 36mp M would fill the bill but I'm afraid there might be a contrast between its output and the print next to it taken with medium format. On 1/2/13 10:54 PM, "Paul Roark" <roark.paul at gmail.com> wrote: > Bob, > >> For about $17,000, you can have an Alpa and 22MP (full frame) back and >> 70mm >> Rodenstock lens with 5deg of tilt. ... > > Is your back a 22 MP back? How much does the 80 MP back add to the cost? > > I must say, my opinion of the Apo Rodagons I have for enlarging and > copying is right up there with my best Leica & Zeiss optics. > > To be honest, what I think I'd like more is a 36 MP Leica M cmos (if > their technology delivers the goods). Whether a 24 MP cmos done right > will temp me to part with the money is an open question. Right now, I > don't see any machine that can match (performance/weight plus ease and > speed of operation) what I have (M9) for the types of things I do. > The MM is amazing for many uses, but selecting by color range (not > gray level range) has become too important to give up. > > Thanks, > > Paul > www.PaulRoark.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Mark William Rabiner Photography http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/