shupienis

I believe the marketing departments are missing the point. I want a sensor the same size as the film it replaces, so all my precious wide-angle lenses don't turn into short telephotos!

I really don't care how many zillion pixels -- this is a case where SIZE MATTERS!

I would prefer a 36x24mm low-density sensor to a 24x16mm high-density one which makes my $1800 14mm rectilinear ultra-wide do the same job that my $400 20mm does with film.

Then again, maybe *I* don't get it... The marketing department will be happy to sell me a new 9mm rectilinear ultrawide for $3600 next year...

And I won't even look in my MF and LF camera bags...

Bah! Phooey!

I always thought that the "EP" stood for "Ehrenrich Photoptical", the

sole authorized US importer for Nikon and "Nippon Kogaku" equipment.

I've just been scanning the 5x5 proofs from my lab (Newbrough Photo in Weirton, WV -- They're GREAT!) at 600 dpi. This gives me about 3000 x 3000 bitmaps. After I fill a folder, I use Photoshop automate > web image gallery at a quality of 7 and an image size of 20% or 25%.<br><br>

Here are some more samples... Enjoy!<br>

<a href="http://www.photo.net/photodb/presentation.tcl?presentation_id=75571"><img src="http://www.photo.net/photodb/image-display?photo_id=203762&size=sm" alt="Ohiopyle & Fallingwater"></a>

Here's another presentation of Kiev 88 images taken with my 88CM.

<center><a href="http://www.photo.net/photodb/presentation.tcl?presentation_id=74832"><img src="http://www.photo.net/photodb/image-display?photo_id=200996&size=sm"></a></center>

Hi Art --

I have the 80mm and a 2x converter. I have on order a 45 and 65 Mir, and a 180mm Sonnar. I'll keep you posted.

Meanwhile have a look:<br>

<center><a href='http://www.photo.net/photodb/presentation.tcl?presentation_id=74271'><img src='http://www.photo.net/photodb/image-display?photo_id=199799&size=sm'></a> <a href='http://www.photo.net/photodb/presentation.tcl?presentation_id=72835'><img src='http://www.photo.net/photodb/image-display?photo_id=195087&size=sm'></a></center>

I recently bought a Kiev 88cm and I would have liked to see lots of

pictures taken with one before buying it. I didn't find much.<br><br>

Here are a couple of my efforts to remedy that problem. What do you

think?<br><br>

<A HREF='http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=112655'>Kiev

Gallery 1</a>

<A href='http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=114098'>Kiev

Gallery 2</a><br><br>

Any other Kiev users out there who have lots of scans for us to look

at?