Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/02

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica Quality versus Medium Format
From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com>
Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2001 00:09:53 -0700
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Mxsmanic wrote:
> 
> Mark writes:
> 
> > I think you can develop 4x5 sheet film in
> > pee pee and print in on toilet paper and it's
> > still going to look better than anything you're
> > going to get with a 35mm piece of film no
> > matter WHAT you do it!
> 
> If I follow this reasoning, then I should be able to take a picture of anything
> in 4x5, send it in to a contest, and win the contest easily, as long as everyone
> else is shooting 35mm ... right?  After all, _anything_ shot on 4x5 is better
> than _anything_ shot on 35mm, according to you.

Not quite of course. Fast breaking situations will profit from roll film.
But a tree; Go for the biggest film possible for sure. This is a basic rule of photography.
Same applies to a rock.
Also a house.


Mark Rabiner

Portland, Oregon
USA

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

In reply to: Message from "Austin Franklin" <darkroom@ix.netcom.com> (RE: [Leica] Leica Quality versus Medium Format)
Message from "Mxsmanic" <mxsmanic@hotmail.com> (Re: [Leica] Leica Quality versus Medium Format)
Message from Bill Satterfield <cwsat@istate.net> (Re: [Leica] Leica Quality versus Medium Format)
Message from "Mxsmanic" <mxsmanic@hotmail.com> (Re: [Leica] Leica Quality versus Medium Format)
Message from Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com> (Re: [Leica] Leica Quality versus Medium Format)
Message from "Mxsmanic" <mxsmanic@hotmail.com> (Re: [Leica] Leica Quality versus Medium Format)