36 Megapixels vs 6×7 Velvia

[voidshatter]

still happy to meet up if you fancy it?

Definitely ! will PM details soon

 

[Jorgen Udvang]

What's the point of pixel peeping? Print very large, and I mean very, very large, and it's a totally different comparison.

 

[richardman]

I didn't think the comparison is so much about pixel resolution per se, but dynamic range.

 

[Jorgen Udvang]

I didn't think the comparison is so much about pixel resolution per se, but dynamic range.

Ah... one of those "my camera is bigger than yours" comparisons? I should have understood. Sorry for my misplaced comment. I'm mostly into photography

 

[richardman]

I don't know what you are reading, but the Mamiya 7 is smaller than most tech cam+back Anyway, it's not my comparison. I don't have a tech cam or MFDB. Whatever.

 

[Jorgen Udvang]

No no... you misunderstood. I was referring to the rather pointless DR comparison. Isolating one aspect of photography and comparing it across media makes little sense in the grand scheme of things. When it comes to very high resolution photos, which was the starting point of the thread anyway, the only thing that matters is the final print. As for the 7, it's the superior solution among "compact" cameras as long as low ISO film can be used. Sorry if I complicate things

 

[richardman]

No no... you misunderstood. I was referring to the rather pointless DR comparison. Isolating one aspect of photography and comparing it across media makes little sense in the grand scheme of things. ..

Ah, we *know* it's the person behind the camera that matters, so in the grand scheme of things, St. Ansel would have made better landscape photos with a Instamatics than most mortals using the IQ280

Anyway, to me it's a harmless fun. If I save hard enough, I could probably get a Mamiya 7 within 3-4 months, but "never" a MFDB, so...