Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/02/19
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Danny, in your humble opinion, which would make a sharper enlargement ?
All other things being equal:
1. Leica lens & 35mm format lens resolving 100 lpm
2. Med Format lens on 2"x3" resolving 50 lpm
Maria G.
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In a message dated 98-02-19 23:46:13 EST, Danny wrote:
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This is an overused generalization that's just not true. Many MF lenses can
match a
35mm equivalent on LPM counts and some aren't even exotics (three that come
to
mind are the H'blad 100 planar, Mamiya C330 105 DS and Mamiya Univ. 50mm).
Some can also match 35mm for contrast transfer.
IMO, it's better to use a safe 'for the most part' when making statements
such as the
above and lose the 'not nearly'. Most above par lenses image 'nearly' as well
as
one-another. Even when you're looking at lenses that cover 4x5.
Regards,
Danny Gonzalez
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