Hi Cyril, I'd assume you translated that properly, but I didn't ask for another Nikon scanner test....
Feroze ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cyril MARION" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 11:34 AM Subject: RE: Digital Lenses > Rob wrote : > > Hi Cyril, > > > > May I ask how "R�ponses Photo" managed to compare EOS1D output with a > > Hasselblad 500CM? I will bet that they didn't output the > > EOS1D file to a slide > > then compare them on a light table :-) > > > > Cheers, > > > > Rob Studdert > > Hello Rob, > > Here is the article; I do not think they output the EOS 1D file on a slide ! > > � L'EOS-1 Ds au niveau du moyen-format ? Nous l'avons v�rifi� ! Cette photo > a �t� prise en mode Raw � la r�solution maximale et nous l'avons agrandie � > un format de 50x70 cm (objectif 16-35 mm f:2,8, mode sRVB). En moyen-format, > nous avons utilis� un Hasselblad 500CM �quip� d'un Zeiss 50 mm CFE (m�me > champ angulaire horizontal que le 35 mm en 24x36 mm). Le film n & b utilis� > est la Fuji Accros 100 ISO, une r�f�rence en mati�re de d�finition d'image > (200 l/mm). Nous avons scann� le n�gatif sur un Nikon CoolScan 8000 � la > r�solution maximale (4 000 dpi). Le verdict est clair, I'EOS-1 Ds enregistre > autant de d�tails qu'un film 120 noir & blanc pourtant r�put� pour sa tr�s > haute d�finition. Les aiguilles de la pendule, les points du cadran, et la > structure des tuiles du toit sont aussi bien rendus par l'appareil num�rique > qu'en moyen-format. Match nul donc, c�t� d�finition visuelle. Le num�rique > se distingue par une quasi-absence de grain. Le ciel est parfaitement lisse, > l� o� la structure de grain du film n & b (m�me en moyen-format !) commence > � nettement se faire sentir. Conclusion : en pratique, I'EOS-1 Ds > concurrence r�ellement le moyen-format et la m�me image en 24x36 (bo�tier > Nikon F100, obj : 35 mm f:2 et film 100 ISO) est loin derri�re ! � > > A kind of bad translation of mine: > > " The EOS 1Ds at the same level as the medium format ? We have verified that > ! This pix has been taken in RAW mode with maximum resolution and have been > enlarged to a 50cm x 70 cm print (16-35mm f/2,8 lens, sRVB mode). In medium > format, we have used an Hasselblad 500CM fitted with a ZEISS 50mm (same > horizontal field of view as 35mm lens in 24x36 format). The b&w film used is > FUJI Accros 100 ISO, considered as a reference as far as image definition is > concerned (200 line per mm). We have scanned the negative film on a Nikon > CoolScan 8000 at maximum resolution (4000 dpi). Conclusion is clear, the EOS > 1Ds records as much details as a 120 b&w film, althought this film has an > excellent reputation for its very high definition. The clock needles (note: > on the pictures which where used in the comparison), the points on the clock > ring, the structure of the roof, are as well rendered by the digital > equipment as by the medium format one. Even match, then, as far as visual > definition is cocerned. The digital equipment distinguishes itself by its > quasi-total absence of grain. Sky is perfectly smooth, where the film grain > structure starts to be visible (even in medium format !). Conclusion : > practically, the EOS 1Ds really competes with medium format and the same > image in 24x36 (Nikon F100 + 35mm f/2 lens + 100 ISO film) is far behind !" > > Regards, > > Cyril > www.pentaxiste.org > > --- > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.459 / Virus Database: 258 - Release Date: 25/02/2003 > > > >
