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Actually , I find that my old lenses produce much Better results on my D1 - D1x - slrN , than with film , some even much better , like the 55 f1.2 , always a bit of a dud with film , on the aforementioned camera`s especially the slrN (FF ) , I love t` shoot wide-open , the only gripe is that there`s no metercoupling , as the great yellow father in Rochester in his wisdom omitted the meter lever ( grumble ) but that`s where Gossen steps in , as it is , All of my Ol` glass perform Well , certainly compared with the 20-35 f2.8 afd / 35-70 2.8 afd which can be considered fine examples of lensmaking , and even the 43-86 f3.5 ( I think from first serie ) which is considered by many t`be the worst lens ever made , and the 28-45 f4.5 ( the first true wide-angle zoom ) is a lens that was very particular to film choice , it would draw a cold harsh image with some films as would the 55f1.2 , all perform Fine with the digital stuff , now , the really great lenses like PC Nikkors 28mm f3.5 / 35mm f2.8 turn out astounding results , tecnically speaking that is , it`s a win-win situation really .
Actually I was considering all that before I purchased the slrN ( unlike others I stubbornly held out until an affordable FF camera came about , for I refused to give up on the wide-angles ) , for I realised when studying the digital world , that the biggest difference between old & new , is the Developing , before it was Durst laborator , Agfa / Kodachrome/ FP4 / tri-X , Cibachrome , ID 11 , D76 etc. mixing chemicals , hiding under a green light , peering through a loupe , lot of work
( yet seeing an image appear in front of my very eyes is something I do miss at times ) yet there was n`t much manipulation , other than some precision , like keeping temperatures steady , and tilting the enlarging easel to correct for converging lines , and that was about it .. compare that to PS - LR - Photodesk ,..yes , even that simple Photoscape offers possibillities undreamed of in the good ol` days , the in-camera chips corrects many lensflaws , on the slrN it`s even user selectable.
There are many reasons why Ol` glass can/will perform better on the latest/newest of camera`s, When that D3X comes into my price range , all my Ol`glass will be projecting images onto its sensor
I joined digital shooting only a few yrs. ago , I firmly believed that quality could only be done with film , boy , have I been put to shame .
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