Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/25

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Have High Hopes for Heliar
From: Mark Rabiner <mrabiner@concentric.net>
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 11:23:16 -0700

> InfinityDT@aol.com wrote:
> 
> > I listened to everyone talking about how my poor old Nikon lenses just
> > don't cut it compared to the R lenses and realized the sad truth of
> > what I had to do.  So I went out and bought a Hasselblad.
> 
> That's what I did. Leica is better for b/w in spite of the small neg.
> Color is a different story, but I don't like color.

Or a Rolleiflex.
Medium format cameras are roughly the size of 35mm cameras and when you
stick you Neg in your enlarger its not like you are trying to shoot
light through a keyhole. You sacrifice some easiness for a real jump in
image quality in the Ansel Adams category.. I couldn't go with out it.
Mark Rabiner