Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/10/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I meant 35mm film of course. If you shoot 4x5 :-), then 16x20" is a cakewalk :-) On Wed, Oct 28, 2015 at 11:14 AM, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com> wrote: > 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 > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto // https://instagram.com/richardmanphoto