Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/02/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Mark, Don't worry, no problem at all, and you are fright that with the monitors we usually forget the true printed photo. Thank you! Lluis El 24/02/2009, a las 8:19, Mark Rabiner escribi?: > That's a relief because for a second there I thought people were > going to > pick out one 50 over another 50 after seeing these images. I'm sure > that > never happens. And would not be happening now! > I get along great with Lluis Geoff thank you! > I think he knows I'm not attacking him and you don't need to defend > him! > I'm just saying it looks like we are supposed to be making decisions > about > high end glass based on screen shots on our monitors and I don't > agree with > that! > > Contrast and sharpness details are awfully had to compare in glass > in this > digital age. You can say all you're defaults where the same for > everything > but in the end they never are! > > > Mark William Rabiner > > > >> From: Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew@gmail.com> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >> Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:49:44 +1000 >> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] With the Summicron Collaps. and TX >> >> Mark I follow what you are saying. For sure you might like to hold >> big >> prints side by side if you were shopping for a lens. But Lluis is >> just >> sharing his experiences by showing street stuff as he usually does. >> The >> sizes are reasonable for web viewing. You can just enjoy the >> pictures if you >> like. For some shots you can certainly see contrast and sharpness >> differences for example. Lluis likes traditional spherical designs >> you >> probably know. Lluis is not Leica or Nikon or Canon and he's not >> trying to >> sell you anything. By the way I spent a very enjoyable session with >> him a >> year or so back looking over several hundred wet darkroom prints by >> Lluis >> over perhaps twenty or thirty years of shooting. You can imagine >> that it was >> most enjoyable to hold his skilled work in your hands. >> >> 2009/2/24 Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com> >> >>> The top one I see is a 950 by 655 pixel file. >>> If you printed it at 300 dpi that's only a 2x3 inch image! >>> 5 by 7 and a half centimeters isn't such a heck of a lot. >>> We're looking at or comparing what? >>> Signatures? >>> ??? >>> We always see this I don't know what we can get out of files which >>> are a >>> small decimal point of a normal shooting sized image. >>> We're going to buy a 1000 dollar lens over a 3000 dollar lens or >>> visa versa >>> after looking at an image 950 by 655 pixels across? >>> >>> If those were my needs I'd be out trying to find the lowest rez >>> cheapest >>> point and shoot there is. >>> To me this level of comparisons do not relate to Leica buying. >>> And this happens on this list all the time. >>> >>> The smallest file size of the cheapest digital camera money can >>> buy is what >>> ten times this size? >>> >>> I think we need to be realistic about what can be showed and not >>> shown on >>> the internet. >>> What does Leica do? They let you download some real life sized >>> images >>> before >>> you plunk down your thousands. >>> As does nikon. And I'm sure Canon. >>> >>> >>> Mark William Rabiner >>> >>> >>> >>>> From: Lluis Ripoll <luisripoll@telefonica.net> >>>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >>>> Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 01:42:24 +0100 >>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >>>> Subject: [Leica] With the Summicron Collaps. and TX >>>> >>>> These ones with M3, summicron Collapsible 50m, and Tri X, you can >>>> compare the different signatures Zeiss and Leica >>>> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Barcelona/09020102.jpg.html >>>> http://tinyurl.com/c4bdz2 >>>> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Barcelona/09020101.jpg.html >>>> http://tinyurl.com/bl52qr >>>> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Barcelona/09020112.jpg.html >>>> http://tinyurl.com/ckffyt >>>> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Barcelona/09020110.jpg.html >>>> http://tinyurl.com/b9c6e8 >>>> >>>> Thanks for looking, your c & c are wellcome >>>> >>>> Saludos cordiales >>>> lluis >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Cheers >> Geoff >> 'She looks like an angel moving too fast for its glory' >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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