----- Original Message ----- From: "Cory Papenfuss" Subject: Re: 645D Musings
>> What you've read isn't the same as making visual comparisons from one >> format >> to the other. >> I can sit in my living room and look at large prints made from DSLR, >> 35mm, >> 6x7 and 4x5. >> We are talking about pictures, not theory. >> >> William Robb >> > Actually, we were talking about the technical merits of one format > vs. the other. Things like resolution and color fidelity can absolutely > be measured and quantified. Aesthetic things like noise vs. grain are > just that... aesthetic. That means that the quality is a function every > individual that evaluates it. In other words, meaningless as a measure of > "quality" because everyone has their own opinion. > > Other things like reduced depth of field for larger formats should > be considered part of the composition, not the performance of the > technology. Actually, you are trying to talk about theoretical technical judgements, since you seem to lack first hand knowledge about the visual component of the subject. I'll leave you to carry on, and I'll go out and take some pictures. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
