Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/07/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I said a no-no? ( Oh, crop!) Back to the original issues..... small pixel counts, fantastic prints..... I have to admit that as much as I am a wet film user only, the entire printing industry is now digital. That has really moved the printing algorithms forward....and allowed small pixel counts to produce those wonderful large prints. However you also point out that you must look at the prints from the right distance.... a 50x50 inch print viewed from 3 inches way, or worse yet, louped, will look terrible. Put it 10 feet away, and it looks magnificent. Frank Filippone red735i@earthlink.net -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+red735i=earthlink.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+red735i=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of David Rodgers Sent: Friday, July 18, 2008 9:52 AM To: Leica Users Group Subject: RE: [Leica] 50 Meg Kodak sensor - maybe thisis what'shappeningbehindthe doors at Solms: Frank, Crop? Careful, that's almost as inflammatory as "UV Filter"! :-) -----Original Message----- From: Frank Filippone [mailto:red735i@earthlink.net] Sent: Friday, July 18, 2008 9:18 AM To: 'Leica Users Group' Subject: RE: [Leica] 50 Meg Kodak sensor - maybe thisis what'shappeningbehindthe doors at Solms: Very true. It is the algorithms used in the printing process that make this possible.... But if you are going to crop, pixel count is very helpful. Frank Filippone red735i@earthlink.net Pixel count is overrated. I saw a 24x36 inch print from a 2.1 MP camera. D1, maybe. It looked great. Up close it wasn't ultra sharp. But viewed normally, it looked fine. Apparently some software magic had been applied. As a photograph it was impressive. _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information