After going through an LF frenzy in the last couple of years, I was confronted with a beautiful little gem in the shape of a used Leica M6 and a 35mm f2 (Summicron) lens.
Now my staple, before my fall into LF, was MF (Mamiya 7 II), so looking at the results of scanned B&W 35mm negs is somewhat disappointing.
The scans are done at my lab on their photofinishing machine.
I want to understand why the scans look so average ?
- am I caught in the mystique of a Leitz glass ?
- are todays modern develop/scan/print photofinishing machines incapable of scanning B&W accurately ?
- is 35mm absolutely incapable of producing good sharp images ?
- my rangefinder needs adjustment ?
- have I been spoilt by big negs ?
Please don't get me wrong, the handling, convenience (and mystique) of the Leica make it a joy to use. It's so light compared to the Mamiya 7 not to mention the Wisner !!
btw, when I look at the trannies I've shot with the Leica they're pretty good, it's just the scans that leave me disappointed.
So my query is to all the LF'ers out there: once you are hooked on LF do smaller formats ever look the same ???
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