[LRflex] Re: Am I wasting my time/money?
- From: Steve Barbour <kididdoc@xxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2006 13:25:38 -0700
Aram, what happened to the other images on the same roll from the R8 ?
Doubt it's an R8 /film problem... more likely a coffee/vaseline one
:-)
...Steve
On Sep 1, 2006, at 1:22 PM, Dave Saalsaa wrote:
> Aram, either you are suffering camera movement or inaccurate focus
> with the
> Leica because it looks way too soft to me. That lens with K25
> should offer
> much greater detail than what you are getting here. I would put
> the R 8 on
> a solid tripod, focus very carefully and try it again. Also, have you
> changed focus screens in your R8 and maybe don't have it installed
> correctly?
>
> Dave
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Aram Langhans" <leica_r8@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, September 01, 2006 3:06 PM
> Subject: [LRflex] Am I wasting my time/money?
>
>
>> A few months ago I purchased a Sony H2 digital to play with. I
>> just got
>> back a roll of Kodachrome 25 that has some shots taken with my
>> R8/100APO
>> that I also took with the Sony H2. I was shocked. Stunned beyond
>> belief.
>> The sample I have posted is not scientific. Both cameras were
>> hand held
>> and
>> at ISO 25 with the R8 that may be a factor. I scanned the slide
>> on my
>> trusty Minolta Dimage Scan Dual II, not the latest, but I have
>> always been
>> very satisfied with the 11x14's I make with my Epson 1280. As
>> good or
>> better than if I send a slide in.
>>
>> So, did I waste $400 that I should have spent on a good digital SLR,
>> perhaps
>> even a DMR? Are we all wasting our time with film?
>>
>> http://gallery2.leica-users.org/v/Aram/Comparisons/?
>> g2_fromNavId=x888e4712
>>
>> I have the whole image and then a crop from the K-25 slide and the
>> H2.
>> Look
>> at them full size and tell me what you think. I just find this
>> hard to
>> believe that there is SO much difference. Not even a close
>> contest.....
>>
>> Aram, Shocked in Yakima, Langhans
>>
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