Yes, they are little bitty web pics. And if there are differences visible here, don't you think they'd be more obvious at 16x20?
That said, I'd suspect these are pretty much straight from conversion/scan and could use some manipulation (Except for the Rollei pic, which seems dead on and probably needs nothing). -Adam Paul Stenquist wrote: > 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 >>>> [email protected] >>>> 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 >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
