Good thoughts but the data is off.
http://www.hevanet.com/cperez/testing.html
Most basic 4x5 lenses are at roughly 60 lp/mm.
The basic good ones are at 70+,
like the Symmar-S 180mm or the Fujinon-A 240/9.
Check out the Super Symmar XL as well.
And these are at moderate apertures.
IIRC, some of the Mamiya 6 lenses are around 110 lp/mm.
Yes, digital is intruding into LF territory,
at least for commercial work.
Today most LF shooters are hobbyists,
just as most oil painters are hobbyists rather than pros.
The transitions have occurred without fanfare.
Sincerely,
C. Brendemuehl
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From: Dario Bonazza
Subject: Re: state of the art 35mm DSLR
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 10:25:17 -0700
I've been reported by a friend of mine working in the graphics industry (and
way more skilled than me) that he did a class on high-end digital
photography last week. Looks like current top-end digital backs doing 4 to
16 exposures each shot (special technique, I agree) can outperform well
large format film. You can shoot a room and then enlarge almost at your
leisure, enough for seeing fingerprints on a window glass.
Apparently, the current limit are the lenses, which cannot match the 300 lpm
a sensor can read. Large format lenses are 50 lpm at best, best medium
format lenses are somewhere around 70-80 lpm, while best digital APS lenses
(two Nikkors, I'm afraid) reach 150 lpm.
Dario
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