Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/06/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well the bigger the print the more you'd notice. - - from my iRabs. Mark Rabiner http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/springdays/ > From: John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2012 03:29:02 +0000 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica M Monochrom > > That is why I said I would like to know the difference in a 16" x 24" > print, > all the Leica shown ones at the announcement sound to have been 27" x > 40"ish > (one metre on the long side) and stunning - but few print that big. > > john > ________________________________________ > > > Screen size: They make for 11 x 16 inches on a 72 pix per inch screen. > > A Print: But its only on one of my 240 pix per inch matt prints a measly > 3.33 x 5 inch inch image. > > So that's not critical work. Nor would one which makes a 4x6 " jumbo > Walgreens snapshot. We'd hope for an 8x10 inch or 11x14. Maybe even a 16x20 > to call it critical work. Typical portfolio sizes for photographers and > typical print sizes on the gallery walls as well. And typical for what > you'd > give a portrait client. So your gear would need to be good enough to do > these and do them well. > And the newest cutting edge optics from Leica at these sizes are going to > give your work an evident edge. > I should say that photographers, commercial ones for sure often use tripods > and studio strobes. And slow film or nowadays slow iso settings. > > The demand of websites and web galleries are very low as they are for > images > a few hundred pixels across. And those could all be done on cell phone > cameras for all anyone would no or care. > > And I think people who think they're never going to do critical work under > estimate themselves often. Because if you plan your workflo around making > 5x7's sure as hell someone's going want a row of 8x10's of yours on their > wall and not all your images are going to maybe look so great at that size. > > > - - from my iRabs. > >> >> Jono Slack's was with present(ish) glass - 50mm Summilux asph, 75mm >> APO-Summicron and 90mm Elmarit-M. >> >> A test to see at what magnification the 50mm APO-Summicron asph betters >> the >> Summilux asph would be useful, if little difference in 16" x 24" what is >> the >> need? >> >> Puts has just added to his blog >> http://www.imx.nl/photo/optics/styled-5/chromatic.html >> >> john >> ________________________________________ >> >> >> Everyone is using the new 50. I wonder how it performs with the other >> present day and past Leica glass. >> >> Aram >> >> -------------------------------------------------- >> >> >>> For those interested. Of course, Forbes Magazine likes it (-: >>> >>> As for me, I am waiting for someone who takes part in Print Exchanges to >>> buy it, so I can see a print of a photo taken with it! >>> >>> www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-news/2012/05/leica-m-monochrom-links/ >>> >>> Cheers >>> Jayanand >>> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information