I completely agree. I've compared a number of images which were pro lab scanned and LightJet printed to prints which had been previously pro lab optically printed. In each case, the scanned image carried more fine detail. Didn't always require a loupe to determine either. Difference was great enough that I re-framed a few.
Jack --- Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I respect your depth of knowledge in regard to optical printing, but > > I have to say I've never seen an optical print that resolved as much > > detail as a superb scan. Of course most scans are not superb, and > most optical prints are not perfectly executed. This, of course, > makes the comparison difficult. > Paul > On Jan 21, 2007, at 2:09 PM, William Robb wrote: > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jens Bladt" Subject: Film vs. Digital - not a religion > > > > > >> To me this question is not a religion - just at matter of choosing > > >> the > >> right > >> gear for the job. > >> Well, I know Luminous Landscape says a Canon 1Ds does better than > > >> a scan > >> from a Pentax 6x7. > >> http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/shootout.shtml > >> > >> But paper is patient. So are HTML-files. > >> But what can we do, really? > >> > >> Have any of you guys done group-portraits with a digital camera - > > >> APS or > >> Full Frame? > >> If you have such group portraits, showing 20-30 people, I'd love > >> to see > >> one > >> face croped out of it. > >> A crop showing 5-10% of the total frame area. > >> Just to see if you can do this better than me. > >> > >> So, for staters I made a small comparison here: > >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/sets/72157594491741789/ > > > > The luminous landscape article does something thing I disagree > > with, which > > is to compare scanned film to a digital capture. > > As soon as that is done, you are no longer comparing digital to > film. > > I don't care what sort of scanner it is, you are now making a > > comparison of > > a first generation image to a third generation image. > > The sad fact of life is that if you want to pull the best you can > > from film, > > you need to print it optically. > > For the application you are discussing, I would still use MF film > > and scan > > (Ya I know, but try to get an optical print done these days), > > rather than a > > small format digital. > > > > William Robb > > > > > > -- > > 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 > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Now that's room service! Choose from over 150,000 hotels in 45,000 destinations on Yahoo! Travel to find your fit. http://farechase.yahoo.com/promo-generic-14795097 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
