Medium format needs a lot more light?

Wasp · 03-21-2019, 10:04 AM

Originally posted by stevebrot

On a related note, it is not well-appreciated that medium and large format lenses are often not particularly sharp. They don't have to be. More important is contrast and freedom from distortion and flatness of field.

And this is why using a medium format lens with an adapter on say an APS-C camera is not necessarily a great idea. Especially if you intend doing pixel peeping afterwards.

**kaseki** · 03-21-2019, 10:26 AM

Originally posted by photoptimist

Quite true! And yet ...

It's also worth noting that the film's MTF can have some quirks, too, that are created by the clever film chemistry developer (the developer developer?)...

+1 for "developer developer"

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03-21-2019, 10:04 AM	#61
Wasp Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Pretoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,660	Originally posted by stevebrot On a related note, it is not well-appreciated that medium and large format lenses are often not particularly sharp. They don't have to be. More important is contrast and freedom from distortion and flatness of field. And this is why using a medium format lens with an adapter on say an APS-C camera is not necessarily a great idea. Especially if you intend doing pixel peeping afterwards.

03-21-2019, 10:26 AM	#62
kaseki Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2017 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,138	Originally posted by photoptimist Quite true! And yet ... It's also worth noting that the film's MTF can have some quirks, too, that are created by the clever film chemistry developer (the developer developer?)... +1 for "developer developer"