Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion

2007-01-22 Thread Patrick Genovese
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. That is so true. I recently had some prints done from

Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion

2007-01-22 Thread Jack Davis
This seems to be more of a scanner test.(?) My experience has been the complete opposite. Obviously, personal impressions, also, play a roll. Jack --- Patrick Genovese [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't care what sort of scanner it is, you are now making a comparison of a first generation

Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion

2007-01-22 Thread Gasha
It is true, all labs now print on some Noritsu machine. And they do 3072x2048 scanning during process. This weekend i sent 6x4.5 scanned Provia 100F to lab, and resized it to that size to get A4 (20x30cm) image. Print was good, much better than most of other pics, and i managed to get 1st

Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion

2007-01-22 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 1/21/2007 8:56:27 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Ok, here is a K10D shot of a group of 12. K10D, DA 16-45/4, ISO 200, 1/125 sec @ f/13, studio strobes. Reference photo: http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/shaeffer_009.htm 100% view of a single person:

RE: Film vs. Digital - not a religion

2007-01-22 Thread Markus Maurer
Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 4:33 PM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion In a message dated 1/21/2007 8:56:27 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Ok, here is a K10D shot of a group of 12. K10D, DA 16-45/4, ISO 200, 1/125 sec @ f/13

RE: Film vs. Digital - not a religion

2007-01-22 Thread Markus Maurer
: Monday, January 22, 2007 3:31 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion It is true, all labs now print on some Noritsu machine. And they do 3072x2048 scanning during process. This weekend i sent 6x4.5 scanned Provia 100F to lab, and resized it to that size

RE: Film vs. Digital - not a religion

2007-01-22 Thread J. C. O'Connell
at this point. jco -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Stenquist Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 3:06 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion No, not really. That's a digital myth. Underexposure

Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion

2007-01-22 Thread Bruce Dayton
Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 3:06 PM JCOC To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List JCOC Subject: Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion JCOC No, not really. That's a digital myth. Underexposure is the enemy of JCOC good digital photography JCOC On Jan 21, 2007, at 2:51 PM, Jens Bladt wrote: No, not really

Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion

2007-01-22 Thread Bruce Dayton
faces often look a bit too reddish MM for me, that's why I ask. MM greetings MM Markus MM -Original Message- MM From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of MM [EMAIL PROTECTED] MM Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 4:33 PM MM To: pdml@pdml.net MM Subject: Re: Film vs. Digital

Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion

2007-01-22 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jan 22, 2007, at 9:18 AM, Bruce Dayton wrote: If you are shooting digital, many have said to underexpose to save the highlights. You are correct to expose accurately for both ends of the spectrum. The issue with digital, I think, is that the shadow areas tend to show noise more - so it is

RE: Film vs. Digital - not a religion

2007-01-22 Thread J. C. O'Connell
DiGiorgi Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 1:21 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion On Jan 22, 2007, at 9:18 AM, Bruce Dayton wrote: If you are shooting digital, many have said to underexpose to save the highlights. You are correct to expose accurately

Film vs. Digital - not a religion

2007-01-21 Thread Jens Bladt
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

Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion

2007-01-21 Thread Paul Stenquist
Half of your examples are grossly underexposed. I'm guessing those are the digital samples. That makes the comparison irrelevant, because underexposure causes image degradation. Paul On Jan 21, 2007, at 1:54 PM, Jens Bladt wrote: To me this question is not a religion - just at matter of

Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion

2007-01-21 Thread William Robb
- 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

Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion

2007-01-21 Thread Paul Stenquist
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

Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion

2007-01-21 Thread P. J. Alling
To start with, he's comparing the scanners capabilities to the direct digital capture more than the actual image on the film. I think I could easily skew a test into the 6x7 column by shooting a nice fine ISO 100 BW film and printing in a darkroom say an 11x14 print on a good paper with a

Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion

2007-01-21 Thread Jack Davis
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

RE: Film vs. Digital - not a religion

2007-01-21 Thread Jens Bladt
43 85 77 Skype: jensbladt248 -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] vegne af P. J. Alling Sendt: 21. januar 2007 20:41 Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Emne: Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion To start with, he's comparing the scanners capabilities

Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion

2007-01-21 Thread Jens Bladt
23 43 85 77 Skype: jensbladt248 -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] vegne af Paul Stenquist Sendt: 21. januar 2007 20:07 Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Emne: Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion Half of your examples are grossly underexposed. I'm

Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion

2007-01-21 Thread Paul Stenquist
Stenquist Sendt: 21. januar 2007 20:07 Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Emne: Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion Half of your examples are grossly underexposed. I'm guessing those are the digital samples. That makes the comparison irrelevant, because underexposure causes image degradation. Paul

Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion

2007-01-21 Thread Evan Hanson
My experience is more in line with what WR said. A great optical print beats even a drum scan. Evan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion

2007-01-21 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 22/01/07, Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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

Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion

2007-01-21 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
You've stated you are producing a group shot for the web, not for printing. You put a bunch of unexposed, crappily rendered JPEG clips up as comparison to your scanned and sharpened 6x7 clips, at double the size they'll appear compared to the illustration here: This one wasn done with a

Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion

2007-01-21 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Jens Bladt Subject: RE: Film vs. Digital - not a religion In stead of arguing this and that; show me your digital group images. Crop out one face covering 5-10% of the frame. Lets see and judging for ourselves. I wouldn't consider shooting a group

Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion

2007-01-21 Thread Mark Roberts
Evan Hanson wrote: My experience is more in line with what WR said. A great optical print beats even a drum scan. I have found just the opposite to be true: I've rarely seen an optical print that can compare to a well-done scan and print. Oh, certainly the *resolution* and fine detail will

RE: Film vs. Digital - not a religion

2007-01-21 Thread Jens Bladt
: jensbladt248 -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] vegne af Godfrey DiGiorgi Sendt: 21. januar 2007 23:13 Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Emne: Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion You've stated you are producing a group shot for the web, not for printing

Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion

2007-01-21 Thread Mark Cassino
I spent a lot of time trying to sort out the whole film vs digital thing. A lot of the things I worked through are on my blog, but this link sums up where I finally wound up: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php?title=stuff_per_pixelmore=1c=1tb=1pb=1 Medium format and certainly

Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion

2007-01-21 Thread Evan Hanson
As always Mark, you make a great point. On Jan 21, 2007, at 5:47 PM, Mark Cassino wrote: I spent a lot of time trying to sort out the whole film vs digital thing. A lot of the things I worked through are on my blog, but this link sums up where I finally wound up:

RE: Film vs. Digital - not a religion

2007-01-21 Thread J. C. O'Connell
Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Roberts Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 5:35 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion Evan Hanson wrote: My experience is more in line with what WR said. A great optical print beats

RE: Film vs. Digital - not a religion

2007-01-21 Thread J. C. O'Connell
was done on 8x10 based on the quality. Group people shots are extreme resolution hogs jco -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Godfrey DiGiorgi Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 5:13 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Film vs. Digital

RE: Film vs. Digital - not a religion

2007-01-21 Thread J. C. O'Connell
- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Cassino Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 5:48 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion I spent a lot of time trying to sort out the whole film vs digital thing. A lot of the things I worked

Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion

2007-01-21 Thread Bruce Dayton
PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] vegne af Godfrey JB DiGiorgi JB Sendt: 21. januar 2007 23:13 JB Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List JB Emne: Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion JB You've stated you are producing a group shot for the web, not for JB printing. You put a bunch of unexposed, crappily

RE: Film vs. Digital - not a religion

2007-01-21 Thread J. C. O'Connell
:50 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion Hello Jens, Sorry this is more like 40 people shot on the *istD, with DA 16-45 lens ISO 400, 1/90 sec @ f/11 Here is the full shot to give you some perspective: http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd_3214.htm Here

Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion

2007-01-21 Thread Bruce Dayton
as looking JCOC jco JCOC -Original Message- JCOC From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] JCOC [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of JCOC Bruce Dayton JCOC Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 8:50 PM JCOC To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List JCOC Subject: Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion JCOC Hello Jens

RE: Film vs. Digital - not a religion

2007-01-21 Thread J. C. O'Connell
PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bruce Dayton Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 10:04 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion I'm not particularly defending small frame digital, but your example is a much smaller group. I have shots of smaller

Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion

2007-01-21 Thread John Francis
JB DiGiorgi JB Sendt: 21. januar 2007 23:13 JB Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List JB Emne: Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion JB You've stated you are producing a group shot for the web, not for JB printing. You put a bunch of unexposed, crappily rendered JPEG clips JB up as comparison

Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion

2007-01-21 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Excellent, Bruce. That illustrates exactly what I meant. G On Jan 21, 2007, at 5:50 PM, Bruce Dayton wrote: Hello Jens, Sorry this is more like 40 people shot on the *istD, with DA 16-45 lens ISO 400, 1/90 sec @ f/11 Here is the full shot to give you some perspective:

RE: Film vs. Digital - not a religion

2007-01-21 Thread David Savage
At 10:50 AM 22/01/2007, J. C. O'Connell wrote: I dont agree that the higher resolution that medium and large format photography provides is moot or unnecessary in typical photography unless you never print anything bigger than 4x6 or never make a web image display larger than 1200x800 (both being

Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion

2007-01-21 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Absolutely. The need for detailing and tonal resolution by such high frequency scenes demands big pixel numbers, and currently that means Phase One backs on medium format cameras or film. It's not the same as producing a group photo for the web. The right tool for the job is essential. For

Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion

2007-01-21 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Bruce Dayton Subject: Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd_3214a.htm I'll leave you to draw your own conclusions. For myself, that's not good enough. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http

Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion

2007-01-21 Thread Bruce Dayton
Ok, here is a K10D shot of a group of 12. K10D, DA 16-45/4, ISO 200, 1/125 sec @ f/13, studio strobes. Reference photo: http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/shaeffer_009.htm 100% view of a single person: http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/shaeffer_009a.htm -- Bruce Sunday, January 21, 2007, 7:47:22

Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion

2007-01-21 Thread Paul Stenquist
HAR! It's a tiny web image:-). You're obviously pulling our legs. Paul On Jan 21, 2007, at 9:14 PM, William Robb wrote: http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd_3214a.htm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

RE: Film vs. Digital - not a religion

2007-01-21 Thread J. C. O'Connell
Of David Savage Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 10:37 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: RE: Film vs. Digital - not a religion At 10:50 AM 22/01/2007, J. C. O'Connell wrote: I dont agree that the higher resolution that medium and large format photography provides is moot or unnecessary

RE: Film vs. Digital - not a religion

2007-01-21 Thread J. C. O'Connell
: Film vs. Digital - not a religion Excellent, Bruce. That illustrates exactly what I meant. G On Jan 21, 2007, at 5:50 PM, Bruce Dayton wrote: Hello Jens, Sorry this is more like 40 people shot on the *istD, with DA 16-45 lens ISO 400, 1/90 sec @ f/11 Here is the full shot to give you

RE: Film vs. Digital - not a religion

2007-01-21 Thread J. C. O'Connell
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion Absolutely. The need for detailing and tonal resolution by such high frequency scenes demands big pixel numbers, and currently that means Phase One backs on medium format cameras or film. It's not the same

Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion

2007-01-21 Thread Paul Stenquist
Very good. You certainly don't need any more detail than that. You can get it, but you don't need it for a group photo. Paul On Jan 21, 2007, at 11:55 PM, Bruce Dayton wrote: Ok, here is a K10D shot of a group of 12. K10D, DA 16-45/4, ISO 200, 1/125 sec @ f/13, studio strobes. Reference

RE: Film vs. Digital - not a religion

2007-01-21 Thread J. C. O'Connell
- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Francis Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 10:26 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion My conclusion is that in the hands of someone who knows what they are doing even a small-frame 6MP DSLR

RE: Film vs. Digital - not a religion

2007-01-21 Thread David Savage
be lens limited compared to larger film or digital formats... jco -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Savage Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 10:37 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: RE: Film vs. Digital - not a religion At 10:50 AM 22

RE: Film vs. Digital - not a religion

2007-01-21 Thread J. C. O'Connell
NOT. JCO -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Stenquist Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 12:04 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion Very good. You certainly don't need any more detail than that. You

RE: Film vs. Digital - not a religion

2007-01-21 Thread J. C. O'Connell
: Film vs. Digital - not a religion My point is if you know what your doing and the subject lends itself to the process, an APS sensor can be used to create very high resolution images. BTW, That shot was 3 images captured with the K10D stitched together. I could just as easily used a longer