Dan wrote:
> I wish it were possible to see high quality photos taken with
> each lens, best illustrating its strengths and weaknesses in terms of
> bokeh, tonal rendition, distortion, flare, close focus, etc., on a few good
> films of each type-that would do more for me than any number of graphs or
> numbers. So, why don't magazines do that? (or do they?)
I would guess because of the vagaries of magazine reproduction. It's a funny
game--there's really not a lot of control over it. At least I didn't ever
feel I had much more than rudimentary control of repro at _PHOTO
Techniques_. Also, I once had a chance to compare one of Bill Eggleston's
books with a box full of the original prints the plates were made from. It
was pretty instructive. The book reproductions weren't very close.
> He sounds like a hypocrite in addition to being a snob and and a cranky old
> fart. What are his negative traits? <g>
Henri has no negative traits. Only positive ones. Don't make fun of old
people, Dan, or God won't let you be one. <s>
--Mike
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