Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/11/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jerry-- Actually, you're not being defensive and sensitive. And I know you're not senile yet. I think--with all due respect--you're just being crotchedy! Kit - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Jerry Lehrer Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2003 9:38 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] The limit of DSLR resolution... Kit I certainly did. I do know a bit about screen settings and resolution, thank you. I am not senile yet. I do not have any Windows later than 98. I do not have the auto- sizing capabilities of Windows 2000 and on. I do NOT want to shut down and restart my computer just to see one picture. See, I am getting just as sensitive and defensive as you arty types :-) Jerry Kit McChesney wrote: > Jerry-- > > Did it ever occur to you that your computer may be set to a different > resolution than the standard, and that it could be your own view that needs > to be resized? ;-) > > Kit > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Jerry Lehrer > Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2003 10:03 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] The limit of DSLR resolution... > > Richard > > With all that manipulation, its too bad that you did not size the photo so > it could be seen without scrolling. > > Jerry > > "Richard F. Man" wrote: > > > Not digital bashing as I will probably pick one up some times next year. > > Not digital worshipping either as I don't have one and just spent some $$$ > > or an M6 and a Noct'. > > > > Anyway, some interesting experiments this last weekend. We have some > > costuming friends came by and took some shots outdoor in the park, and > then > > I set up the Studio flash setup in the house and shot some more pictures. > A > > friend was shooting the indoor flash pics with his Canon D60. He tends to > > only shoot at around 2000x1300 (~2.5 MP) instead of the full 6MP since he > > doesn't normally print them out. For this shoot, I used Astia 100F, and as > > usual, I bulk scanned them (all 7 rolls) at around 2200x1400 resolution > and > > then down sampled them for web. If someone wants a print, I rescan them at > > the full 4000dpi and print. > > > > Interesting things: first of all, the D60 color is more saturated (which > is > > what he set it up for), and more importantly, more accurate. The NikonScan > > software tends to add blue when scanning but even looking at the slides > > themselves, Astia 100F does not have the "punch" and some of the accuracy. > > Second, the difference with the details are pretty amazing. For example: > > http://www.dmk26.net/tmp/IMG_0485.JPG > > vs. > > http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/tony/IMG018.jpg > > > > I did some minor USM sharpening for the web presentation (and a little > > unsharpening is always needed since I have ICE dust removal on), but it's > > not just sharper, but more details. We checked a few other pictures and > the > > difference in the detail is consistent between the 2 cameras (actually 3 > as > > I used both the M6 with the VC 75/2.5 and M7 w/ Summicron 50). I didn't > use > > the 90/2 AA indoor since the flash sync is only 1/50 and I wasn't sure I > > get good result with the 90/2 because of that, but no doubt the difference > > is there too. He used a Canon 50/1.8 prime, which is about 80 mm > equivalent > > on the D60. Since most 50mm lens are excellent, I think the difference in > > details is probably due to the resolution difference with the film vs. > > digital sensor. > > > > Now even though our resolutions are similar to start with, the fact that > he > > did not use full 6MP may have an effect. It would be interesting to do > some > > comparison using full 6Mp resolution. We plan to do that at some pints in > > the future. > > > > // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, please > > use richard@imagecraft.com) > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html