I'll take that challenge. I have printed two of the tiff files from the Kodak site. I have several prints that were made from 6x7 negatives (Mamiya Universal Press w 100mm/2,8 lens) develop & print 8x10 by a pro-lab about 1995. Just a moment.
OK, back, here is what I found. The digital prints at first glance appear to be sharper, but on closer examination there is just so much more detail in the 6x7 shots. Also, the 6x7s blow the digital away in with their smoother tonality. I do not think any photographer who is experienced with larger formats is likely to miss the difference on a side by side comparison. I would say that the digital appear sharper at first glance because the edge transition is more dramatic (e.g. a light pixel next to a dark pixel with nothing in between) where there is a much smoother transition on the 6x7s. That is the best I can tell without having identical images to compare. I picked a shot with a womans head about the same size as in the Kodak sample to compare to. Hair detail tells the unvarnish truthed (Kodaks models have so much makeup there is no real skin detail). Unfortunately a scan of my prints on the net would lose so much quality that you could tell nothing about them, so you will have to do your own comparison if you don't trust mine. Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto ----- Original Message ----- From: "J. C. O'Connell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 10:32 PM Subject: RE: I'll never shut up. was Re: Okay, I'll shut up now > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Mishka [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 10:15 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: I'll never shut up. was Re: Okay, I'll shut up now > > > > > > > anyone who's arguing this must be self deluding. i don't care much about > > > this kind of trolls, but here it goes: > > > 14MPixel is 129 points per mm. which is 65 lpmm. which is half of what a > > > *good* lens resolves on a good film. > > > this is the same kind of bs as people posting "lens resolution > > tests" done > > > with slide film (why not Kodak Max800?) and af body. > > > yes, 14MP is *very good*. but my $150 me-super outfit can beat this > > easily. > > > not that it matters... > > > > > > mishka > > I suggest you print the file and compare it to your best 35mm > print. The 14Mpixel image is FAR better in terms of grain/noise > than even the best 35mm films. Sharpness rivals what I'm getting > out of 6X7 too. > JCO >
