Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/04/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim Brick wrote: > <snip> > I should add that the reason this MF question came up, was because the > participant saw some of my 30x40 Ciba's, which look as real as life. We > discussed that my originals are 4x5 Velvia and that there was no way to > accomplish this feat from 35mm, regardless of any tricks you might use. So > the topic of MF came about. LF wasn't an option. I couldn't answer if MF > could produce 20x24, 30x40, 40x50, etc... prints that could compete with > 4x5. It's been exactly 34 years since I have taken a MF image. > I haven't used MF for about that long myself, but I have made large (30x40) Ilfochromes from MF chromes, 4x5 and 8x10 chromes. Given proper focusing, tripod, excellent optics, appropriate film-type, etc., excellent large prints can be made from MF originals, especially at 20x24 or 16x20. They really can't compete with prints made from LF originals at these sizes or larger. Side-by-side comparisons make that obvious. However, the difference is much less than between prints made from MF originals and 35mm originals. If LF is not an option, I would use 6x7 format . Mike