[filmscanners] Re: film vs digital test

2004-07-15 Thread Alex Z
First of all, I wouldn't consider the test to be valid bearing teh huge gap in lens qualities. You'apparently putting Hasselblad's lens (i.e. Zeiss ine, even though zoom) against this all-in-one kind 28-300 Tamron turist's orineted zoom. I think to provide correct base under your estimation, you

[filmscanners] Re: film vs digital test

2004-07-15 Thread W. Xato
Norm, Although both of the below sites compare the 1DS (similar to your SLR/n) with a Rollei and a Mamiya 7 (more sq. mm than your Hassy), I found the sites to be informative and ran tests much better than I could hope to do. http://www.photographical.net/canon_1ds_mf.html

[filmscanners] Re: film vs digital test

2004-07-15 Thread Bernie Kubiak
Norm, I think you're on target with the what works approach but will echo the comments about the Tamron 28-300. I have the 28-200, which is fine but a friends 28-300 is disapointingly soft. If memory serves, that was also noted in reviews of the lens (and photography mags tend only to damn with

[filmscanners] Re: Moire - Scanners vs Digicams

2004-07-15 Thread Arthur Entlich
Hi Al, I believe both Austin and David have provided you with information on the specifics of why moiré is more likely to occur on a digicam image than a scanned film image. I do not know how much of the technical jargon provided was comprehensible, so I will try to simplify the message,

[filmscanners] Re: film vs digital test

2004-07-15 Thread Austin Smith
He apparently doesn't realize that Tamron and Tokina make privately branded lenses for a number of camera mfg. I've always found both brands to be very satisfactory. Which is how they test out, also.