Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/07/09

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Subject: [Leica] Curious about enlargements made by LUG forum members
From: telyt at earthlink.net (Doug Herr)
Date: Sat Jul 9 07:55:36 2005

on 7/9/05 4:27 AM, Scott McLoughlin at scott@adrenaline.com wrote:

> What typical enlargements do folks *typically* make from their 135
> format negatives exposed with their Leica gear.

Scan at home (Polaroid SprintScan 4000) and print either with MediaStree G5
inks on Hahnemule William Turner or upload the file to a lab with a LightJet
or Lambda printer.

> Does the type of pic influence the enlargement size?  Landscape vs.
> potraiture vs. street shooting and so on?  What about hand held vs.
> tripod mounted camera shots?  Film choice?

Yes.  Small cute critters don't get enlarged beyond 8x10; large=scale
landscapes get printed big,  Hand-held vs. tripod isn't the right question;
the question is "sharp enough" vs. "extremely sharp".  Photos made with fast
films seldom go bigger than 11x14.

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com



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