Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Jim, Next time you are in Carmel, stop into the Photography West gallery and see Beckett's contrast masked 40x50 ilfochromes from 8x10 transparencies. Amazing. Wouldn't know they were ilfochromes. Tom - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Brick" <jimbrick@photoaccess.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>; <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Friday, June 02, 2000 2:54 PM Subject: [Leica] Re: Film flatness and sharpness... > At 10:37 AM 6/2/00 -0700, Tom Schofield wrote: > >Perceived sharpness associated with very large (billboard or movie screen > >sized) enlargements has more to do with viewing distance. That's how Kodak > >amazes people in Grand Central Station with their print from Ektar and a > >Kodak Point & Shoot. Viewers are 50' away. > > > >Tom Schofield > > Viewing distance is the great equalizer. > > Unfortunately, people walk right up to my 48x60's and inspect it. Sometimes > with a Swiss Army Knife magnifier! Therefore they have to be "dead sharp". > > Jim >