Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2021/06/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I just recently tried out Gigapixel as well as the new PS Enhance feature. I?ve only compared one image file so far, one with a fir tree in the center and lots of needles to test the resolution. GP is the clear winner over PS. As far as cropping and enlarging to mimic a longer lens goes, the Q2 image up-res?ed and cropped, both by a factor of 2, to mimic a 47 Mpx 56mm image, is strikingly superior to a primary 50mm 42 MPx image. I have not yet up-res?ed the Sony image, but I expect it to be correspondingly better, but that would be wasted storage space except for the exceptional image that?s going to be made into a 4? x 6? poster ? the take-home point is that if a 47 Mpx file has all the resolution I?ll ever need and ~50mm all the longer a lens, then the Q2 hits the sweet spot for me. Actually, since 15-20 Mpx might do it (15 looks fabulous at 13 x 21 inches on my 250-dpi iMac), then the Q2 gives me the equivalent of ~ 90mm. > On Jun 12, 2021, at 5:55 PM, Ken Carney via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > wrote: > > I have used Gigapixel since it came out and it works as advertised, though > it needs a stout graphics card, at least 4gb vram, 8 is better. Since > Photoshop and Lightroom now come with a similar app,2x Super Resolution, > you might get the trial version of Gigapixel and compare. They look the > same to me. > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Jun 12, 2021, at 10:57 AM, Howard L Ritter Jr via LUG <lug at >> leica-users.org> wrote: >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > .