Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test

2004-11-27 Thread Jon Glass
:-) oops. On Nov 27, 2004, at 2:19 AM, Peter J. Alling wrote: Actually I did understand... -- -Jon Glass Krakow, Poland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test

2004-11-26 Thread Peter J. Alling
Actually I did understand... Jon Glass wrote: Actually, that was an Apple-insider's joke. As in Apple computers. When the Apple iBook first came out, one of their colors was Tangerine... it wasn't allowed to call them "orange" only "Tangerine" as in a "Tangerine iBook," _not_ and "orange iBook."

Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test

2004-11-26 Thread Jon Glass
Actually, that was an Apple-insider's joke. As in Apple computers. When the Apple iBook first came out, one of their colors was Tangerine... it wasn't allowed to call them "orange" only "Tangerine" as in a "Tangerine iBook," _not_ and "orange iBook." :-D Sorry, OT... On Nov 26, 2004, at 5:12 PM,

Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test

2004-11-26 Thread Peter J. Alling
Orange, tangerine, they look the same... Jon Glass wrote: On Nov 26, 2004, at 2:02 AM, Peter J. Alling wrote: What if it's an orange Apple. There were only Tangerine Apples... ;-) -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildin

Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test

2004-11-25 Thread mike wilson
Especially now that the Egremont Russets are out. Mishka wrote: i second: an apple. mishka On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 23:16:08 +, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 24/11/04, Graywolf, discombobulated, unleashed: Which is better, and apple or and orange. An Apple :-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ ||

Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test

2004-11-25 Thread Jon Glass
On Nov 26, 2004, at 2:02 AM, Peter J. Alling wrote: What if it's an orange Apple. There were only Tangerine Apples... ;-) -- -Jon Glass Krakow, Poland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test

2004-11-25 Thread Peter J. Alling
What if it's an orange Apple. Cotty wrote: On 24/11/04, Graywolf, discombobulated, unleashed: Which is better, and apple or and orange. An Apple :-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ --

Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test

2004-11-25 Thread Melchi Michel
An addendum to my previous post: What your test has succeeded in demonstrating is that a a full frame (36x24mm) sensor with about the same resolution as the sensor in the *ist-d (~6mp @ 15.7*23mm) would have resolution that can compete with (or beat) 35mm provia 100f in terms of resolution and n

Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test

2004-11-25 Thread Melchi Michel
I agree with Graywolf's post. It simply doesn't make sense to enlarge both images so that the magnifications are equivalent. If that were the case, then one could use the same lens on 35mm and 4x5 film and then claim that there is no difference between the two. The same comparison could also be

Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test

2004-11-24 Thread Jack Davis
et (or Lambda) process is, however, expensive and not generally available. Still, a comparison to a digital print produced by an experienced, talented PS geek would be interesting. Jack --- William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > - Original Message ----- > From: > Subje

Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test

2004-11-24 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Shel Belinkoff" Subject: Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test The lab I use has tweaked their system to allow for finer gradations between settings, or so I've been told by the Photoshop guy (not the printer guy). I can't explain

Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test

2004-11-24 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Subject: Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test Hi Shel, I think you have it exactly right. My only reservation might be number 4. Perhaps it would be better to have a top pro lab produce the best possible print from each format. That might very well be a

Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test

2004-11-24 Thread Andre Langevin
An apple on an Apple. i second: an apple. mishka On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 23:16:08 +, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 24/11/04, Graywolf, discombobulated, unleashed: >Which is better, and apple or and orange. An Apple :-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche

Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test

2004-11-24 Thread Mishka
i second: an apple. mishka On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 23:16:08 +, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 24/11/04, Graywolf, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >Which is better, and apple or and orange. > > An Apple :-) > > Cheers, > Cotty > > ___/\__ > || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche >

Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test

2004-11-24 Thread Cotty
On 24/11/04, Graywolf, discombobulated, unleashed: >Which is better, and apple or and orange. An Apple :-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test

2004-11-24 Thread Mishka
strange, but i do agree with Shel here. basically, taking the same logic to extreme, one can take a picture on 4x5 film and on a "3/2" digital camera (6.6x8.8mm) -- say, 35mm lens on both. now, how much sense would make the images of same magnification from both? best, mishka On Wed, 24 Nov

Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test

2004-11-24 Thread Rob Studdert
On 24 Nov 2004 at 7:44, Gianfranco Irlanda wrote: > What do you think? Personally I think that if I were making a similar print comparison I would use print film for one and lenses for each format that produced the same final AOV on the same sized paper. It seems to me that you partially succee

Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test

2004-11-24 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > If you were to use a zoom lens and carefully capture > the same scene dimensions and enlarge the two images > to the same print size, the lens magnification > preferences would then be the only variable. If you > did this, I wasn't astute enough to pick it up. Jack

Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test

2004-11-24 Thread Paul Stenquist
le-three brands and speeds would be the best choice. Shel [Original Message] From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 11/24/2004 10:18:15 AM Subject: Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test Hi Shel, I think you have it exactly right. My only reservation might be num

Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test

2004-11-24 Thread Jack Davis
ck it up. Jack --- Gianfranco Irlanda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Subject: Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test (to > Ciao) > > Ciao, > > If you were to enlarge the digital to the same > size as > > the film, what

Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test

2004-11-24 Thread Shel Belinkoff
riginal Message] > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 11/24/2004 10:18:15 AM > Subject: Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test > > Hi Shel, > I think you have it exactly right. My only reservation might be number 4. Perhaps it would be better

Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test

2004-11-24 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Your desire to use the same magnification for each image is understandable, > but perhaps it would have been a better test to use the same size prints > for the test. Most people ask for a print of a certain size, not of a > certain magnification, and th

Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test

2004-11-24 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
Joseph Tainter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That's a revealing test, Gianfranco. Thanks. > > Was the print from Provia 100F an Ilfochrome print? Hi Joe, Yup, an Ilfochrome Classic print, made by a pro lab (specialist for slide processing and printing). Gianfranco = _ ___

Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test

2004-11-24 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Subject: Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test (to Ciao) > Ciao, > If you were to enlarge the digital to the same size as > the film, what would the comparison look like? Hi Jack, 'Ciao' means 'Hi' in Italian, my name

Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test

2004-11-24 Thread pnstenquist
Hi Shel, I think you have it exactly right. My only reservation might be number 4. Perhaps it would be better to have a top pro lab produce the best possible print from each format. That might very well be a wet print from the negative and an inkjet print from the digital file. But I'm not sure.

Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test

2004-11-24 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Not being a "testing maven" I respect all comments and positions. They all seem to have merit. As noted, I may do a similar test at some point. What suggestions are there from the list as to the most useful testing parameters? Here's what I was thinking: 1) Using lenses that provide about the

Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test

2004-11-24 Thread Graywolf
A 12x18 v an 8x12? Yep that levels the playing field don't it? How about you put them both up on the wall, stand on the other side of the room, and tell us which looks better (grin)? Back when the high-res digitals first came out I downloaded one of the images and printed it 8x10. I took that a

Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test

2004-11-24 Thread Steve Jolly
Shel Belinkoff wrote: Your desire to use the same magnification for each image is understandable, but perhaps it would have been a better test to use the same size prints for the test. Most people ask for a print of a certain size, not of a certain magnification, and the results may have been true

RE: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test

2004-11-24 Thread Shel Belinkoff
o Irlanda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 11/24/2004 7:46:20 AM > Subject: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test > > William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Subject: Re: P67 vs D1s -- photo.net > > He should have chosen the EF50/1.7

Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test

2004-11-24 Thread Steve Jolly
Gianfranco Irlanda wrote: What do you think? My reading: the *istD wins hands down in terms of noise/grain. In terms of resolved detail, it's less clear-cut due to sharpening issues etc, although the digital image certainly doesn't look any worse in that respect. The digital image looks like i

Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test (to Ciao)

2004-11-24 Thread Jack Davis
Ciao, If you were to enlarge the digital to the same size as the film, what would the comparison look like? This would, of course, be useful in evaluating equivalent enlargements. That is my primary interest. Jack --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On the web, the *istD image appears to be far >

RE: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test

2004-11-24 Thread J. C. O'Connell
why wasn't a fine grain color PRINT film used? JCO -Original Message- From: Peter J. Alling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2004 11:46 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test Still not entirely honest though you made a b

Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test

2004-11-24 Thread Peter J. Alling
The *ist-d image is smoother and shows no die clouds. The extra detail is due to contrast and brightness of that particular image and has been slightly sharpened. Still the *ist-D image speaks very well for the camera and eloquently makes the case for digital image capture. [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test

2004-11-24 Thread Peter J. Alling
Still not entirely honest though you made a better effort than most of the Digital vs Film testers who get published. I think the additional fine detail you see is an artifact of the sharpening process. Still the difference in cost per. print, and the rough equivalence of output is a powerful

Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test

2004-11-24 Thread Joseph Tainter
That's a revealing test, Gianfranco. Thanks. Was the print from Provia 100F an Ilfochrome print? Joe

Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test

2004-11-24 Thread pnstenquist
On the web, the *istD image appears to be far superior. There is considerably more detail, and it looks sharper. Paul > William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Subject: Re: P67 vs D1s -- photo.net > > He should have chosen the EF50/1.7 and the SMCP 105/2.4 for > his test. > > And he should ha

Film vs. Digital - A necessary test

2004-11-24 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Subject: Re: P67 vs D1s -- photo.net > He should have chosen the EF50/1.7 and the SMCP 105/2.4 for his test. > And he should have gotten a high end optical print made from the > film, rather than a scan. Hi everybody, About this topic, I performed a film v