On Sun, 2012-02-05 at 13:06 +0000, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: > http://zackarias.com/for-photographers/gear-gadgets/why-i-moved-to-medium-format-phase-one-iq140-review/ > > The article said almost all of it: > "I can?t properly convey how gorgeous these digital files are. It?s not just > the amount of Megapixels that matter. The size of the imaging sensor comes > into play in the final quality of the photo. I?d rather have a 20 megapixel > medium format camera than a 30 megapixel 35mm based DSLR because the physical > sensor is much larger. The larger the sensor the higher the quality." > > The only thing missing was the question of the image form and lens > aberrations. Of course new DSLRs compensate automatically, but still ... > > I must admit that the close-up of the eyelashes with the MF digital equals > enlargements from 4x5 C41. It also betters mediocre LF lenses like the > Symmar convertibles from the 50s & 60s. But contact &/or scan it and there > is still no comparison, even with good better lenses. (No need to buy the > top-end apo or such.) > > Sincerely, > > Collin Brendemuehl > "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose" > -- Jim Elliott > > > > > >
That looks interesting but it doesn't look like something I would want to carry into the field. Evan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
