----- Original Message ----- From: Paul Stenquist Subject: Re: An experiment in tonality
> I'm not missing the point, but I find it incongruous. I realize you're > talking about using the same film area, which would yield approximaely > the same results. But say I'm shooting a Snowdrop flower, which I have > done. It's about the size of a dime, smaller than a 35mm frame. If I > shoot it with my 35mm and 1:1 macro, I can frame it nicely and get good > results. If I shoot it in 6x7, I would use extension tubes and a > reversed lens, go for more magnification perhaps 4X or so, fill the > frame with it, and probably end up with a better image. Even when > shooting something smaller than a 35mm frame, I try to take advantage of > the larger negative. This is the point that is being <deliberately I think> missed. The advantage of medium format is that there is more film. More film means less magnification needed to get to the final image. If you use that advantage to your benefit, then your pictures will be better in some fairly limited respects, such as granularity, tonality and resolution. William Robb
