Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/17

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Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: Quality limits with Epson 1270
From: "Gerry Walden" <gerrywalden@cwcom.net>
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 19:42:17 +0100
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Julian

Just do it - trust me, you will not be disappointed!

Gerry


- ----- Original Message -----
From: Julian Koplen <jkoplen@mindspring.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: 17 June 2000 15:13
Subject: [Leica] OT: Quality limits with Epson 1270


> There has been considerable discussion here about the merits of the Epson
> 870/1270 family of printers.  I  have been given "clearance" to purchase
one
> of these as a gift and need to place my order within a day or so, but I
> don't know if I can take advantage of the 1270's large print capability.
>
>  My scanner, a HP S20, will deliver 2400 dpi with 35mm film (from Leica M
> and R).  My question is
> whether this scanning resolution is sufficient to produce a quality 11 x
14
> image.  My
> calculation is that the final print will have about 218 dpi.  Anybody have
> any experience with "stretching" the digital image that much?
>
> Thanks............Julian
>
>

Replies: Reply from Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com> (Re: [Leica] OT: Quality limits with Epson 1270)
In reply to: Message from "Julian Koplen" <jkoplen@mindspring.com> ([Leica] OT: Quality limits with Epson 1270)