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An MTF chart is much more interesting than any photo...

 

Yes, especially an MTF chart of a really bad lens - the lines dive and differ so much! At its best, it is almost like watching a combined drinking-contest/Alpine skiing event.

 

Next: Yoga and military aerial resolution charts - it is not your fathers' meditation.

 

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I enjoy a good print, but I don't make any. The reason for me is storage, I just don't have the room to deal with hundreds of prints. I have no where to put or display many prints, so I just don't make them. I prefer to go to galleries to enjoy prints and avoid the hassle.

 

For example, I took over 200 photos of the St. Patrick's Day parade last weekend but won't make a single print. My favorites were posted on Flickr for those who care to look, and I will view them on the computer screen. While it is a waste in resolution (my DSLR is 12 MP), the overall IQ and handling is far superior to my 6 MP camera from 2003, which is why I like it more even if I don't make big prints.

 

My absolute favorite way to view my photographs is to pull out my slide projector and wait until it is dark and view them that way. A majority of images with my Leica gear are on low ISO slide film and I prefer to view them projected. They are nice on the lightbox, but projection has a certain magic to it. An added bonus to slides over prints is that you can easily scan slides and they don't take up much room to store either.

 

Keep shooting. :)

 

JCA

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