Re: [Leica] Steve Gandy's update on the digital bessa

["animal" <s.jessurun95@chello.nl>]

With the file size displayed I fail to see your point B.D. still it looks a
bit soft .Would you share a larger version or an actual pixel crop?
simon jessurun


> :-)
> Speaking of disclaimers....Enough of the film v digital bs. Go look at
> http://www.leica-gallery.net/bdcolen/image-62369.html
> And
> http://www.leica-gallery.net/bdcolen/image-62368.html
> The image was shot at 200 iso, using the Olympus E-1 with the 50 macro f
> 2 - 100 mm 35 mm equiv - set at f 2.5. The original file is 14.7 meg.
> The cropped image, which is what, about 1/3 of the original, was upsized
> using nothing but photoshop, setting it for 110% each time, until I had
> a 17 meg file of the cropped area. Then I set my size to 8x5 at 72 dpi,
> did a similar, slight dodge of the boy's and father's face on each
> image, put borders on them, and uploaded them with NO sharpening. And
> btw, the camera is set to not sharpen.
>
> So if you want to use film, more power to you. If not... :-)
>
> B. D.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Jeffery
> Smith
> Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2004 5:26 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: RE: [Leica] Steve Gandy's update on the digital bessa
>
>
> BD
>
> Attach a wav file with that really fast-talking dude who gives all the
> disclaimers before used car ads on the radio. [I hope he isn't only down
> here).
>
> Jeffery Smith
> New Orleans, LA
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of B. D.
> Colen
> Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2004 4:02 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: RE: [Leica] Steve Gandy's update on the digital bessa
>
> Yup. But Phong, do you want a disclaimer with every friggin' post? I
> hardly make a secret of my Olympus ties...:-)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Daniel
> Ridings
> Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2004 12:57 AM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: RE: [Leica] Steve Gandy's update on the digital bessa
>
>
> I've got some ties from various universities. I suspect BD does too :)
>
> The only tie I have with Olympus is that I bought one for my wife a few
> years back and it keeps delivering pictures of incredible quality
> (always with Fujicolor 800 in it).
>
> Anyway, when something costs 1/3 as much and is still comparable if not
> outright better, then it must feel _good_ to have ties to the better
> alternative. Like choosing the right horse to bet on :)
>
> Daniel
>
> On Fri, 12 Mar 2004, Phong wrote:
>
> > There you go again B.D..
> > You forgot to mention your Olympus ties.
> > Bad, B.D., bad.
> >
> > :-)
> >
> > - Phong
> >
> > [ I am waiting for a Rabiner tie-in]
> >
> >
> > B. D. Colen wrote:
> > >
> > > And costs less than 1/3 of what an D2 does... :-)
> > >
> > Daniel Ridings wrote:
> > >
> > > The Olympus C-5050 is a little faster :) (f1.8)
> > >
> > > Daniel
> >
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