[Leica] M8 Question_Robert

[grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com)]

Alastair doe shave a M8.  But I agree making a comparison is going to be a 
difficult undertaking.  I suggest the original poster rent or buy an M8 and 
make the comparison himself, only then will he know if it meets his needs.  
I have made a 24x30 print from my M8 and love the results, absolutely 
fantastic.  But that is only my opinion and just tells you that it satisfies 
my criteria for printing, and not another persons criteria.

Gene

-------------- Original message from "Frank Filippone" 
<red735i@earthlink.net>: -------------- 


> If you wish to compare 2 different lenses/films/cars/dishwashers/etc. you 
> need to use identical roads and conditions/dirty dishes/images. Using 
> different images does not allow comparison, technically. 
> 
> The original poster wanted to know if the Hasselblad images from film ( E6 
> or C41????) would be equivalent to an M8 when a print is made. No print? 
> No comparison is possible. Because that was what the poster asked as the 
> comparison vehicle.... 4x6 inch prints? Nope. He wanted something like 
> 30x30 for both. JPG's? You are kidding..... not even a remote possibility 
> of comparison. 
> 
> Jim Brick ( who I believe is no longer a LUG member ) uses a Hasselblad. I 
> think Ken Frasier also uses the Hasselblad..... Alastair Firkin also. Do 
> any of them have a M8? I do not think Jim has, although he does 30x30 
> prints from his Hasselblad. 
> 
> Who and what will do the scan of the Hasselblad E6/C41? A ( Over $25K) 
> drum 
> scanner? Epson $500 scanner? Who is doing the post processing? How much 
> is allowed? How much human capability is allowed? What kind of printer 
> driver? Tuned for what? 
> 
> Who or what is doing the comparison? What criteria? How many samples? 
> 
> I hope I am conveying the difficulty of answering this question......with 
> technical correctness. 
> 
> Anyone can take any picture they want and derive any comparison they 
> wish.... after all, it is a free country. But if you want facts to make an 
> unbiased comparison, it is exceedingly difficult. 
> 
> I stick by my response.. using digital printing techniques makes, in the 
> limit, a $300 P+S camera almost as capable as a $5K Leica M8. And 
> certainly, a Hasselblad image will probably look as good as a M8. The 
> digital printer is the item that flattens the playing field. 
> 
> Frank Filippone 
> red735i@earthlink.net 
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