Ed, I don't think that I would go bigger than 16 X 20 very often, unless I were to change dramatically what I am doing in photography. I do run into ocassions where I need up to 16 X 20 - most notably with larger group shots, where everyone's head is quite small. Blowing those up really show grain and lack of detail. If everything is perfect (exposure, film used, lens used, etc) then it is ok, but I remember Wheatfield saying how much easier it was to get a good shot on MF.
I haven't seen a 30 X 40 from a 4 X 5 interneg. I even investigated digital scanning and Genuine Fractals as a means of not going to MF. All of them seem to promise detail where it doesn't already exist. I feel like I am rambling a bit here. Yes, if there was a way to get the image quality of MF from 35mm I would be happy to stay in 35. I have almost all the equipment I need and am comfortable there. But I haven't discovered a way to do that, hence the investigation into MF. Bruce Dayton Saturday, January 26, 2002, 4:00:49 PM, you wrote: EM> How often will you be making enlargements bigger than 16"x20"? Ever EM> seen a 30"x40" enlargement from a 35mm slide original using a 4"x5" EM> internegative? I also keep asking myself if I "need" medium format. EM> Lately I've been selling off equipment I seldom use, so I've got this EM> little stash in my "camera account". Medium Format is something I've EM> been considering, but I have to tell you - now that I've actually got EM> the money to go and get it if I want to - I don't feel I need it. EM> Enlargements from 4"x5" internegatives can be VERY impressive also. EM> Thanks, EM> Ed EM> http://lightandsilver.com >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Bruce Dayton >> Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2002 4:30 PM >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: P67II or P645n >> EM> <snip> >>I can say that all MF shots had it all over the 35mm stuff. EM> <snip> EM> - EM> This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, EM> go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to EM> visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
