p.3 #2 · Hasselblad XCD 35-100mm vs 90mm vs Sony 50-150mm GM
pmeheut wrote:
Many, many years ago, I compared a 6 Mpix digital Nikon with their 80-200 zoom vs my Leica R9 + 180mm/2.8 Apo, Sensia 100 scanned on a LS4000.
On film, the Leica was better than the Nikon and it was obvious.
But the 6 Mpix DSLR had more resolution and better colors.
On a print, the difference was still there but a good picture is a good picture, even if shot on film.
Since then, we use better lenses, sensors with 24 to 60mp in FF and we still talk about resolution? Thread after thread after thread?
And we never talk about prints? Never show a picture?
Something is very, very strange. In fact, there is something rotten in the kingdom of Fred Miranda (all due respect to Fred, just a bad pun).
Digital photography--for better or worse--is the convergence of the artists and nerds (i use "nerd" as a term of endearment and not an insult..after all i am one) and talking about the resolution can never be avoided. I personally don't think it's strange at all. It is touching on technology and for a lot us, advancement is interesting in itself.
it's a great time to be alive where resolution, color bit-depth, high ISO, and any camera/sensor breakthroughs are relatively affordable and plateaued to an extent that any incremental advancement doesn't affect the artistic outcome. But they will be talked about nonetheless...maybe not for the artists, but for the nerds... and i'm here for it.
but yeah to your point, it would be great that if we talk about it, show a picture...everyone loves a picture to show what you think evokes the artist in you. word salad is boring.
p.3 #3 · Hasselblad XCD 35-100mm vs 90mm vs Sony 50-150mm GM
pmeheut wrote:
Something is very, very strange. In fact, there is something rotten in the kingdom of Fred Miranda (all due respect to Fred, just a bad pun).
I like these forums, but they're obviously disproportionately filled with mature, technically inclined, relatively well-to-do men who like to photograph wildlife and enjoy superb technology, to the point that other aspects of photography can be overlooked.
On top of that, Hasselblad and Leica are doing a great social media marketing effort with especially Hasselblad converting many YouTubers into fanboys by giving them free cameras instead of paying for ad time. On YouTube, it's a reason I'm moving more and more away from YouTube photographers, even the non-gear ones, toward content about 'real' classic photographers.
I'm also trying to see more real work. Went to see Platon and the opening of his new Vienna exhibit and next week will attend a talk with Don McCullin. Time to focus on what matters.
p.3 #4 · Hasselblad XCD 35-100mm vs 90mm vs Sony 50-150mm GM
These lenses are too similar. They lack individuality, they're sharp, and they're technically high-quality. Yes, it was interesting to compare the detail, but perhaps not. The differences won't be dramatic. But the 50-150's autofocus speed is definitely much better. Sometimes that's the only thing that matters.
