Re: [photo-3d] MF is not "better"

["don lopp" <dlopp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mf may not be better but it is a hell of a lot more realistic than the
artificial looking 35mm Incidentally the other day I spoke of the blind
leading the blind
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Deering" <photo-3d@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <photo-3d@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 19, 2000 8:25 AM
Subject: [photo-3d] MF is not "better"


> >> As for the argument of medium format being so much better . . .
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> First, I can't recall anyone saying MF was "better."  Sharper, yes.
> But better? Who's to say what's better?
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> Quite a few people who shoot MF have pointed out the MF's many
> disadvantages, freely and in detail.  I certainly have.  Whether the
> cons outweigh the pros is a personal choice.  Never have I said
> otherwise.
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> Further, I can't recall one instance of anyone being urged to
> switched formats.  I commonly tell people to stick with the camera
> and format they enjoy. Never have I said otherwise.
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> But I must repeat what I said yesterday.  People who shoot other
> formats often get testy when you describe the image quality of MF.
> This is inadvertent and unintentional.  I can't blame someone who
> spent $3000 on an RBT for being a little sensitive to the superior
> results of a $200 camera.
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> A person could easily choose not to shoot MF for a variety of valid
> reasons.  If cost, ease, flexibility, speed or other issues are
> important, then MF is the wrong choice.
> , I was mostly referring to  the time period when Bill Glickman was
looking for help. How many times  was the 1 to 30 rule brought up-lots of
times- The 1 to 30 rule to my knowledge onl applies when using lenses of
35mm focal length!!! When using 75mm lenses  the number is aproximately
65,for 50mm lenses the number is approx. 43 and for 135mm it is approx.-116
etc.  I realize I don't have any academic quualifications but I do have
sever hundred MF slides which look OK to me even with my less than up to
speed fuzzy brain.. Don....I would like to prove it at Messa but I am
probably too late .I was able to go to the last4 out of 5 conventions by
room sharing any where fro 5 to  7 per room..Don> Tom
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