Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]"Lee, Ken" wrote: > > DT, > > I am not am expert on anything, but based on my limited experience with > 35mm, 645, 6X6 and 4X5, it's the film not the lens that makes the > difference. The larger formats just have more silver based on more area. > The difference I see is usually in the tonality... bigger is better. If > that isn't an issue for you then enlarge away. I have gotten rid of my 4X5 > and some of my 645 stuff lately to fund my recent purchase of the 21 ASPH > and 135 APO M lenses because I find the M suits my style better now. > > Whatever works for you... > > Ken > If critical detail is the issue going up a format is not going to be considered a dumb move. Any top photographer would consider such criticism bizarre. Don't get thrown off my some magazine article. Read more and try some large format yourself! Mark Rabiner