What are you smokin'? Must be you're on something to try and equate a
2/3 digital sensor with medium format film and try to tie it to depth of
field for what is essentially infinity for both cameras.
For the canyon shots I see some very, very beautiful and (mostly) richly
saturated images. Maybe you shoot Velvia on your 645 and are confusing
yourself. Sorry, I don't see anything I'd call a "look". Practicing
for the art exhibit bio perhaps? :-)
Chuck Norcutt
AG Schnozz wrote:
> How do you define or describe "a look"? When is a camera capable of
> achieving something beyond the specifications or your expectations?
>
> This is a question I have often pondered. My A1 is heading off to
> Sony for a sensor replacement and I've been looking over images taken
> with it wondering if I should just replace the camera with something
> different.
>
> Something strange happens each time I do this. I see "a look" with
> the camera which is very unique and unusual. This is the ONLY small
> or medium format camera I've ever used which is able to achieve a 4x5
> look. Part of it is the image h/w ratio, but there is something else
> going on too. DOF? Possible. Response curves and dynamic range?
> Again, possible.
>
> Here are examples:
>
> http://image66media.com/Gallery/GC01/gc2004_10
> http://image66media.com/Gallery/GC01/gc2004_06
> http://image66media.com/Gallery/GC01/gc2004_11
> http://image66media.com/Gallery/IsleRoyale01/PICT2456163
> http://www.image66media.com/articles.html
>
> When shot side-by-side with my E-1 for landscape work, the A1
> achieves a different image. Just as 35mm gives you a different look
> than 4x5. The E-1 is a cross between 35mm and 645, whereas the
> A1--even with the smaller sensor gives a look more like a 6x7 or 4x5.
>
> To be fair, though, these characteristics have been attainable with
> the outstanding RawShooter converter, but there's something going on
> which I cannot explain.
>
> Have others noted a simularity with their 2/3" cameras? Am I smokin
> my shorts again? Have I inadvertantly stumbled upon a
> camera/converter combination that exceeds anything the designers ever
> imagined? Is there a dog?
>
> AG
>
>
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