Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/10/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]If your goal is no larger than 16x20", then a 12-16 MP sensor would be sufficient. For film, then you do need the best film/lens combination, unless you do not mind the grain. On Wed, Oct 28, 2015 at 10:11 AM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote: > I agree, discounting the appeal of film which has its own characteristics. > I would never compare Kodachrome to digital and expect to get similar > results. Kodachrome doesn't enlarge the same at all. With digital the > grain does not interfere with the image, with Kodachrome, the grain defines > the image. > > Tina > > On Wed, Oct 28, 2015 at 1:04 PM, Doug Herr <wildlightphoto at > earthlink.net> > wrote: > > > Larry Zeitlin wrote: > > > > >>> > > For people that want to produce 11? x 14? to 16? x 20? prints or publish > > their work in most consumer magazines, not display gigantic Colorama > sized > > prints from minuscule portions of the frame area, does the number of > pixels > > really matter? Inquiring minds want to know. > > Larry Z > > <<< > > > > Yes and no. For prints up to 18" x 24" (I haven't printed larger) the > > DMR's 10MP has been adequate to make gallery owners swoon, and there's no > > way I'd try printing a Kodachrome image that size and expect similar > > quality. > > > > OTOH one of the stock agencies I'm working with has minimum pixel > > requirements and the DMR's 10MP doesn't leave a lot of headroom for > > cropping. The a7II's 24MP gives me a lot more cropping flexibility. > YMMV. > > > > Doug Herr > > Birdman of Sacramento > > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > http://doug-herr.fineartamerica.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > -- > Tina Manley > http:// > < > http://t.sidekickopen23.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJN7t5XYgfmKYPW4WzBHl3Mx_9dW3LqWkM56dQ1Jf7P8b5b02?t=http%3A%2F%2Ftina-manley.artistwebsites.com%2F&si=6038418186567680&pi=f1f357f0-df6b-4252-c4ef-6fb9e7c7adeb > > > www.tinamanley.com > http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto // https://instagram.com/richardmanphoto