Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2021/06/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It is a known fact that bill boards for instance, might work fine with snaps from an I-phone 3 ?depending on how far you stand from them ... ;-) Amities Philippe > Le 24 juin 2021 ? 19:02, Frank Filippone via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > a ?crit : > > I remember an old story about the big train station on NYC. > > In the main waiting room, that was huge, was an area reserved for a > photograph of some event, animal, place, etc. It was near the ceiling and > must have been 20x100 feet in size. The image used was changed reasonably > often. > > This particular story was about an image of a flock of birds, just > starting out in flight. By looking at it, you would have thought that the > image was created by an 8x10 camera. It was particularly sharp, B+W, and > well seen by millions of people. > > The story was about the original negative, that was 35mm. The story said > that at far distances, you could not see grain, but you could see out of > focus anomalies. The story and a major impact on me.... still to this day. > > Anything that looks out of focus I reject, almost immediately. Poor > resolution looks to me like out of focus. It is "fuzzy". All over. > > Maybe the chief reason I test, looking for that high resolution sharpness > of Leica's or Nikon's, or ABC's best lenses. > > Frank Filippone > BMWRed735i at Gmail.com > On 6/24/2021 4:10 AM, Paul Roark via LUG wrote: >> Jayanand wrote: >> >>> How will you ever make out that level of difference in a print of any >>> size? >>> >> Note that the magnifications of the prints are different. >> >> If image quality doesn't matter, why does Leica exist? >> >> Paul >> www.PaulRoark.com >> >> >> On Thu, Jun 24, 2021 at 12:02 AM Paul Roark via LUG <lug at >> leica-users.org> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I posted a same-size screen grab of the Leica 135 and Canon 200 at >>>> https://www.paulroark.com/Leica-apo-135-v-Canon-L-70-200-at-200.JPG . >>>> >>>> They look very similar, but I think the ridge line of the 135 M has a >>>> slight advantage. >>>> >>>> Paul >>>> www.PaulRoark.com >>>> >>>> On Wed, Jun 23, 2021 at 8:59 AM Sonny Carter via LUG < >>> lug at leica-users.org> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> pix? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> >>>>> Sonny >>>>> http://sonc.com <http://sonc.com/look/> >>>>> Natchitoches, Louisiana >>>>> 1714 >>>>> Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase >>>>> >>>>> USA >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Jun 23, 2021 at 10:57 AM Paul Roark via LUG < >>> lug at leica-users.org >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I thought this group would appreciate the results of this telephoto >>>>>> comparison test. The question was, between my Canon 70 - 200 f/4 L >>>>> series >>>>>> lens at 200mm and my Leica 135mm, which could actually render distant >>>>>> details the best. Both were on a Sony a7c. The Leica 135 won. And >>>>> this >>>>>> was at optimum apertures and center. Off axis and wide open the >>>>>> differences would be more pronounced. (The Canon zoom will soon be >>> on >>>>>> eBay.) >>>>>> >>>>>> Paul >>>>>> www.PaulRoark.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 >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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