These are itty-bitty web pics. You'd be hard pressed to tell the difference between an 8x10 view camera shot and one from a point and shoot digital. I'm constantly amazed at how we try to judge the quality of a shot based on a 72 dpi web pic. It's all meaningless. Show me some 16 x 20 prints. Paul On Nov 17, 2006, at 11:47 PM, Adam Maas wrote:
> I'd tend to agree, although I suspect some sharpening might help the > shot from the *istD. > > The MF shot looks very drab and low contrast. It's either a bad > scan, or > the lens is poor. I'd suspect the former from my experiences with > mediocre MF lenses (My Super Ricohflex's lens is no great shakes, but > the output has excellent detail courtesy of the large neg). > > -Adam > > > Jack Davis wrote: >> Would liked to have compared like scenes. Perhaps your treatment of >> each image has some influence on my perception, but I see the Rollei >> image as markedly superior to the others. Clarity (whatever that >> might >> mean to each of us) and detail are outstanding. >> Thanks for the look. >> >> Jack >> >> --- Jens Bladt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> My latest arrival is a rangefinder - the samll Rollei XF 35. I am >>> now >>> trying >>> to get a Konica Auto S3 and perhaps a Olympus XA. >>> I did the same photograph with a Pentax *ist D( FA* 2/24mm and an >>> (ancient) >>> Ensign Selfix 12-20/Xpres lens. I even shot the same scene with a >>> Pentacon >>> Six TL/Schneider Kreuznach 2.8 80mm Xenotar (not posted yet) and an >>> Agifold >>> Agilux (not posted yet). >>> On a computerscreen there is really not much difference in image >>> quality. >>> >>> Rollei: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/299542236/ >>> Pentax: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/295810677/ >>> Ensign: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/298896905/ >>> >>> The differences in colour are probably caused by the scanner. >>> Regards >>> . >>> >>> Jens Bladt >>> http://www.jensbladt.dk >>> +45 56 63 77 11 >>> +45 23 43 85 77 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> >> >> >> >> >> _____________________________________________________________________ >> _______________ >> Do you Yahoo!? >> Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. >> http://new.mail.yahoo.com >> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net