Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/02

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Subject: [Leica] Am I wasting my time/money?
From: jbcollier at shaw.ca (John Collier)
Date: Sat Sep 2 00:14:23 2006
References: <200609011345.k81Dh5xZ058995@server1.waverley.reid.org> <000201c6ce01$d4f65380$a802e042@einstein>

Try it with a tripod before you sell all your R gear. The R shot is  
not not-sharp because it is not-sharp. It is not-sharp because of  
camera movement.

John Collier

On 1-Sep-06, at 2:04 PM, Aram Langhans wrote:

> A few months ago I purchased a Sony H2 digital to play with.  I  
> just got back a roll of Kodachrome 25 that has some shots taken  
> with my R8/100APO that I also took with the Sony H2.  I was  
> shocked.  Stunned beyond belief. The sample I have posted is not  
> scientific.  Both cameras were hand held and at ISO 25 with the R8  
> that may be a factor.  I scanned the slide on my trusty Minolta  
> Dimage Scan Dual II, not the latest, but I have always been very  
> satisfied with the 11x14's I make with my Epson 1280.  As good or  
> better than if I send a slide in.
>
> So, did I waste $400 that I should have spent on a good digital  
> SLR, perhaps even a DMR?  Are we all wasting our time with film?
>
> http://gallery2.leica-users.org/v/Aram/Comparisons/? 
> g2_fromNavId=x888e4712
>
> I have the whole image and then a crop from the K-25 slide and the  
> H2.  Look at them full size and tell me what you think.  I just  
> find this hard to believe that there is SO much difference.  Not  
> even a close contest.....

In reply to: Message from dnaplasmid at compwrx.com (Aram Langhans) ([Leica] Am I wasting my time/money?)