Being fed up with the inability of digital lenses to resolve images to anything like the quality I am looking for I am considering a Linhof 679 which will give me access to Schneider/Rodenstock lenses.
I need to decide on digital or film or both but have a question:-
I recognise 5x4" film gives amazing quality but the Linhof matched to a Phase One P45+ back seems to be 6x9cm format (given it's a 49x38cms chip). If not 6x9cms then what format is it?
As this seems to be half the size of 5x4 film can anyone explain how it is now generally recognised 6x9cm will give better or equivalent quality??
I'd really appreciate a simple answer if there is one (and also no generic debate over film v digital). I just need to understand the considerations of the two formats in terms of the end quality of images produced.
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