Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In the reproduction and printing press world the higher end magazines and publications need 450 dpi (due to presses that do more than 4 colour process now) at a given size. My Nikon D100 gives me 10 X 6.5 inches at 300 dpi from it 6MP chip. Dirty math tells me that 5X7 is the maximum size I can get if 450 dpi is the minimum resolution permitted. The 5 or 6 assignments I shot on film since last August were for publications that fell into this category. ...hence more pixels DO MEAN better quality to these publications. But you are right. This is a high end pro thing and something no hobbyist (or most pros for that matter) would ever need. Right now I would be happy with a 6-8MP full 35mm chip in a manual rangefinder that mounted Leica glass :^) ...or have we discussed this one already? Greg Locke St. John's, Newfoundland http://blog.greglocke.com > So maybe the truth is, a 5-8 mgp is just fine for 99.9% of > us, so why are people knocking their brains out being sucked > into the larger is better mgp myth when you can't see the difference? > > ted > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >