I'd tend to agree, although I suspect some sharpening might help the shot from the *istD.
The MF shot looks very drab and low contrast. It's either a bad scan, or the lens is poor. I'd suspect the former from my experiences with mediocre MF lenses (My Super Ricohflex's lens is no great shakes, but the output has excellent detail courtesy of the large neg). -Adam Jack Davis wrote: > Would liked to have compared like scenes. Perhaps your treatment of > each image has some influence on my perception, but I see the Rollei > image as markedly superior to the others. Clarity (whatever that might > mean to each of us) and detail are outstanding. > Thanks for the look. > > Jack > > --- Jens Bladt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> My latest arrival is a rangefinder - the samll Rollei XF 35. I am now >> trying >> to get a Konica Auto S3 and perhaps a Olympus XA. >> I did the same photograph with a Pentax *ist D( FA* 2/24mm and an >> (ancient) >> Ensign Selfix 12-20/Xpres lens. I even shot the same scene with a >> Pentacon >> Six TL/Schneider Kreuznach 2.8 80mm Xenotar (not posted yet) and an >> Agifold >> Agilux (not posted yet). >> On a computerscreen there is really not much difference in image >> quality. >> >> Rollei: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/299542236/ >> Pentax: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/295810677/ >> Ensign: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/298896905/ >> >> The differences in colour are probably caused by the scanner. >> Regards >> . >> >> Jens Bladt >> http://www.jensbladt.dk >> +45 56 63 77 11 >> +45 23 43 85 77 >> >> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. > http://new.mail.yahoo.com > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
