Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/01

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Leica Quality versus Medium Format
From: "George Day" <george@rdcinteractive.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2001 09:46:29 -0700

Mark,

Well said!  The primary difference -- the difference people notice -- is not
lpm.  It's smoothness of tone, better contrast, etc., etc.

- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Mark
Rabiner
Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 5:49 PM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica Quality versus Medium Format


George Day wrote:
>
> Loupes?  Hardly necessary.  You have to be wearing fogged glasses not to
> tell the difference between 6x7 and 35mm at 20x24.  Ditto for 16x20 and,
> frankly, ditto for 8x10.  You know this Mark...are you baiting?  If this
> were the case, you can imagine that a lot more magazine covers, to say
> nothing of fine art prints, etc., etc., etc., would be shot with the far
> greater convenience of 35mm.
>
> Different formats are different tools.  Not all tools in the same format
are
> perfect for all situations or for the way the photographer wants to
capture
> that situation.
>
Not really I just think the numbers are so different from real time results.
The people most likely to quote numbers are often the people who are less in
tune with real time results. Sorry friends!
Many people are under the illusion from such results and what they know also
from the numbers that 35mm is sharper than larger formats. The larger
formats
make for such smoother prints that this smoothness makes people think they
are
less sharp when looking at a large print but with out a loup.
	becuae not only will they be smoother but also sharper.
Although a crummy medium format lens might make much less of a difference.
And Mamiya has never made me go "wow."
but nowadays with computer design I"ms sure they're more than OK alntough
not
something I'd think of passing down to my grandchildren. Should i choose to
accept them.
A Zeiss or Schneider lens gets my attention. A large format Nikkor lens gets
my attention.
Mamiya! how i don't love ya!


Mark Rabiner

Portland, Oregon
USA

http://www.rabiner.cncoffice.com/