For once I agree with Bruce. After all, how many people view photos under a 40X microscope? Make your comparisons at a reasonable viewing distance.
Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Rubenstein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 9:16 AM Subject: Re: Can digital beat 6x7? Answer seems to be yes > I think one loses a bit of the overall impact of a picture when viewed > with a 40x microscope. How much difference can be seen in a 8x10 print, > viewed from 18" , with 20/20 vision? People just can't see more than 6-8 > lp/mm at 18". They certainly don't see much at all when they look at a > picture in a magazine for 3 seconds. > > BR > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >There is no way that direct digital will come near 67 film for a long stint, > >all I have to do is put nearly any of my Mamiya 7 slides under my 40x > >microscope, there's more information there than a 4000dpi scanner can hope to > >resolve. > > > > > >