Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/07/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Interesting, Mark. I was thinking that 11 X 14 would kind of push the envelope on a good print from the 35mm -- I have seen them taken on slow chrome film and they look very nice, but ... 30 X 40 -- wow, that is something I didn't think would look good at all. Nice to know. Thanks, Ted - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark@markrabiner.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 6:07 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] LHSA Meetings. It's not just about cameras anymore. > Ted Bayer wrote: > > > > Hi Mark: > > > > I have not had the experience of seeing 24 by 30 inch prints from a > > Leica negative. I am curious about the quality of the image at this > > magnification. How good is it? > > > > What about 16 X 20? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Ted in Olalla > > I have a 30x40 from a 35mm neg. On the wall which at my color rental lab > is a common occurrence. > I must say thought that this was taken with a Nikon 10 or 15 years ago > (and i must get in on my website). > And there was even some camera moment to make the mix more interesting. > But i remember it was 35mm Kodacolor 100. I've not done 30x40 printing > from Leica glass yet but I anticipate being made VERY happy I'd been > using Leica glass when I do. > > If you stand two feet from it which is too close you can see some grain. > Some of that is because of the blur. > Another shot i have in a different part of my studio was shot not 35mm > Fujichrome then I make a 4x5 inch Internegative from it. It is grainless > at any distance. Highly saturated. > > People will be amazed to find 30x40 inch is a very viable size for 35mm > photography. Even from faster films. > > Most would guess this was stretching it and in some ways maybe they'd be > right in my opinion. > But I and others have no problem with it. Even when the grain is visible > it is usually not detrimental. > > > > > By the way they make portfolio sizes for this size which you can carry > under your arm. > > > Mark Rabiner > Portland, Oregon USA > http://www.markrabiner.com > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html