Leica M2 vs M4 vs M6 Any Real Difference in Optical Results?

[RezaLoghme]

Yeah, sorry, all in all thats just another brick wall.

 

[chuckroast]

'Benchmark' in these terms are what film photographers imposed on digital capture in the olden days to gauge it against film and the darkroom, but now the benchmark is blurred and the argument has moved on. If you are saying a silver print is still superior then it's equally valid to say a digital camera is now 'better' than a film camera (leaving out large format and and the usual traps associated with talking colloquially). So print the superior digital file with an inferior inkjet printer and call it a tie, the silver print quality benchmark becomes meaningless. If you are a film photographer you know you can embrace all sorts of film formats each with their own qualities and not call on benchmarks to judge which is better, so is a large format image printed on an inkjet better or worse than a half frame printed in the darkroom? It's called opening a can of worms.

I guess what I was trying to say is that if I cannot get superior results with a new approach, I don't bother.

I've yet to see an inkjet produce better monochrome output, but I'm open to that possibility. I am also well aware that I do not have exhaustive of knowledge and haven't seen everything possible. It's just that what I have seen was underwhelming even fairly recently.

 

[RezaLoghme]

I guess what I was trying to say is that if I cannot get superior results with a new approach, I don't bother.

I've yet to see an inkjet produce better monochrome output, but I'm open to that possibility. I am also well aware that I do not have exhaustive of knowledge and haven't seen everything possible. It's just that what I have seen was underwhelming even fairly recently.

And still 90% of photos - even in a coffee table photo book - are consumed in sub-optimal settings.

 

[chuckroast]

And still 90% of photos - even in a coffee table photo book - are consumed in sub-optimal settings.

There is no question there is mass appeal for the newer style output.

However. I make prints primarily for myself and a tiny circle of friends, family, and the odd buyer, not mass consumption. So I do things my way and very traditionally since that's what I find most satisfying.

 

[skahde]

However. I make prints primarily for myself and a tiny circle of friends, family, and the odd buyer, not mass consumption. So I do things my way and very traditionally since that's what I find most satisfying.

Same here and I consider myself to be a lucky bastard to be able to do it exactly as I like, whenever I like. It's the greatest luxury in life I can imagine, second only to being married to a wonderful women.

 

[chuckroast]

Same here and I consider myself to be a lucky bastard to be able to do it exactly as I like, whenever I like. It's the greatest luxury in life I can imagine, second only to be being married to a wonderful women.

Yep. 100%