Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/11/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Larry, Be sure I'll not abandon my Leica! I had no time to play with the Minox, what do you refer is great and I want to play with it soon!. But I think that I'll be unable to scan so small negatives... Saludos cordiales Lluis El 18/11/2008, a las 0:54, Lawrence Zeitlin escribi?: > Lluis, > > A Minox is a delightful pocket pet, but if you like big images, > don't abandon your Leica. > > Using ASA25 film a Minox negative can be enlarged about 20x before > the detail suffers. The slow film speed is practical because the > Minox lens aperture is fixed at f3.5. Using much faster film in > daylight leads to over exposure. Of course some users maintain that > they can get far greater magnification in enlargements but I find > that their assertions must be taken with a grain of salt. > > Using normal film and developing and a Minox enlarger, I found that > I could reliably produce decent quality 5 x 7 inch prints. Grain was > obvious on 8 x 10 prints. Of course film is better now than it used > to be so I suppose the larger size if possible if you use meticulous > care. Some Leicaphiles claim that you can produce mural sized prints > from a Leica negative too but I've never been able to get a decent > print larger than 16 x 20 with my typical newspaper honed darkroom > technique. > > Minox used to claim that critical sharpness could be obtained in a > Minox print of ANY size provided it was viewed from the appropriate > distance. At photo shows Minox often displayed 3 x 4 foot prints > enlarged from the tiny negative. The catch was that the prints had > to be viewed from behind a velvet rope placed 6 feet from the wall. > > Larry Z > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information