Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/02/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]What Frank said. Phil Forrest On Sun, 3 Feb 2013 09:00:23 +0000 Frank Dernie <Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com> wrote: > Yes Mark but you are -just- like Barnacks contemporary critics, never > accepting that a smaller format could ever produce acceptable results. > > Well Leica proved them wrong, not as good as MF, 5x4 and 10x8 > obviously, but entirely useable for reasonably sized prints and much > more convenient for use hand held, traveling, climbing etc.. Today > few people argue that MF digital sensors don't produce better results > (at least in bright light), but superb and totally acceptable results > in prints much bigger than Barnack would ever have believed possible > are being made in their billions by people using the smaller sensors > nowadays. Just like 35mm film displaced 120. Get used to it, you are > a dinosaur - just like all Barnack's critics back in the 1920s. FD > > On 3 Feb, 2013, at 08:05, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > > > Well Gary I think that there was a guy named Barnack who thought a > > lot of work could be done with a quality compact camera with a > > 24x36mm format. After much thought he didn't go with 24x18 as a few > > others in the time were going. Which was called "single frame" he > > went with "double frame" taking up twice the film in length an at > > the time a bit of an unusual move. His hunch was proved right. It > > turned out that most of what you'd ever want to do could be done in > > that format for a hundred years later. There's really nothing > > arbitrary about it and its not a minor subject. As is its WAY more > > of an important issue that lenses. If the thread bores you please > > continue playing with your cameras which could come out of a box of > > crackerjacks and ignore the posts about eagerly waited for larger > > format compacts. Me I'll be not be totally happy until the first > > medium format compact comes out. An in effect: digital Fuji folder > > > > > > On 2/3/13 1:40 AM, "Gary Benson" <bensonga at gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> All these arguments over format size get very tiresome, very > >> quickly. Some people will think if any subject is worth shooting > >> at all, only 8x10 film will do. Others are quite happy to shoot > >> with something else. > >> > >> I really thing good photos can be made with any camera.....they > >> will just be "good" in different ways > >> > >> I say.....pick the camera or format that works best for you and > >> your shooting requirements and leave the rest of us to do the same. > >> > >> Gary > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > >> information > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Mark William Rabiner > > Photography > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- http://philipforrestphoto.wordpress.com/ http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/philforrest