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Subject: [Leica] Comparing Film and Monochrom
From: tmanley at gmail.com (Tina Manley)
Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2016 15:57:07 -0400
References: <8FE41B71-588A-4E38-8C66-3872C78F2B64@gmail.com> <4989C7B3-18FF-4C22-ABAB-D42A7789D05A@frozenlight.eu> <64AB1113-44AD-40DC-9937-37850EBD8007@icloud.com>

I like the MM best in these examples but they are very different so it's
apples and oranges!

Tina

On Fri, Aug 5, 2016 at 2:58 PM, Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at icloud.com>
wrote:

> Lluis
>
> At the size it is possible to view them at, even on my 27? iMac, it is
> difficult to see any significant difference. Film has a certain aesthetic
> appeal, but I think that is possibly more for the photographer than the
> viewer. The MM would of course be grain free which would almost certainly
> give it a great advantage on a larger print and, in my opinion, the
> tonality of both is comparable which, from the practical point of view,
> probably give the MM the edge.
>
> Having said all of that, I enjoy the pleasure of shooting film but would
> probably give it up if I could afford an MM - who knows?
>
> Gerry
>
> > On 5 Aug 2016, at 19:36, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote:
> >
> > The are different, but I like both. For this scene perhaps the MM a bit
> better, but as you know, I have recently taken up film again, and I am
> really enjoying my ?new? M2 and the various Leica lenses.
> >
> > Un abrazo,
> > Nathan
> >
> > Nathan Wajsman
> > Alicante, Spain
> > http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/>
> > http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu
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> > YNWA
> >
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> >
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> >
> >> On 05 Aug 2016, at 18:48, lluisripollphotography <
> lluisripollphotography at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> The same day
> >>
> >> With MM and Summilux 35 pre
> >> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Miscellaneous/
> 20151204_L1000056.jpg.html>
> >>
> >> With Leica M3 Summicron Collapsible Kodak Plus X ID11
> >> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Miscellaneous/
> 2015F100219LR5.jpg.html>
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks for looking, your c&c are welcome
> >>
> >> Saludos cordiales
> >> Lluis
> >>
> >>
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