----- Original Message ----- From: David A. Mann Subject: Re: The big picture: Photography iwith a larger than a postage stamp negative.
> > I'd love to try 4x5 but its not economical for me in this country. When > I worked out the dollars per square inch of film it was a lot worse than > 6x7 (which is 50% cheaper than 35mm on that basis). That is the big compromise. It costs me about the same amount of money to buy shoot and process 2 or 3 4x5 sheets as an entire 24 exposure roll of the same film in 35mm. However, when I look at a 16x20 print, and can see detail right down to as small as I can see, and have no detail obscured by film grain, I am happy that I didn't compromise my picture for mere money. William Robb
