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Re: [OM] Nathan's PAD 22/3/2011: Casa Marilyn on Tri-X

Subject: Re: [OM] Nathan's PAD 22/3/2011: Casa Marilyn on Tri-X
From: John Hermanson <omtech1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2011 08:09:28 -0400
I got 2, two, TWO phone calls yesterday from people looking for front 
elements for that lens (which are not available).

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On 3/23/2011 6:32 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> Not aesthetically pleasing but I doubt those scratches would affect
> image quality very much.  I wonder if John H still has a front element
> replacement.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
> On 3/23/2011 1:07 PM, Jeff Keller wrote:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Ken Norton [mailto:ken@xxxxxxxxxxx]
>> Subject: Re: [OM] Nathan's PAD 22/3/2011: Casa Marilyn on Tri-X
>>
>>>> I don't know how you can realistically compare given different size
>>>> images and color vs. b&W.
>>
>>
>>> Scientific comparison? No. Aesthetic comparison? Sure! If the end
>>> result is web-display, the comparison is absolutely valid.
>>>
>>> The problem with scans for web display is the blurring during
>>> downsizing. I think it is much harder to get a decent downsized image
>>> from a scan than from a digital capture. The images end up with a
>>> softness which just doesn't settle well with me. Nathan's pictures
>>> bear this out too. Truth be told, whenever I display a scan on
>>> Zone-10, more often than not I have to jump through some hoops to get
>>> it to look as good as it does.
>>>
>>> However, in print, none of that matters and in fact the scanned image
>>> will almost always look better than the digital capture.
>>>
>>> AG
>>> --
>>
>> I was surprised when I zoomed both images to be the same large size on my
>> screen, they appeared to be equally sharp. I just guessed it was due to both
>> being sharper than the web display but being compressed ... enlarging in IE
>> could add more blurring of reason though.
>>
>> On a separate note there is a big black lens on ebay for $721 which would
>> look very nice with a silver schnozz
>> <http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370493725893&ssPageName=
>> STRK:MEWAX:IT>
>> The price may not change dramatically because "Front glass: Decent. Many
>> scratches and scuffs all over the front element". It otherwise looks very
>> nice.
>> Jeff Keller
>>
>>
>>

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