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From: "John A. Lind" <jlind@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 12:32:11 +0000
At 13:45 8/27/01, Ken Norton wrote:

I wasn't talking about the compositions or subject.  It is the
slight lack of sharpness that was getting me.  Perfectly
adequate for 8x10, but without sharpening in an editor, not
going to hold up well enough in 11x14.  I'd like to see a "Gary
Reese" lens test on the digitals.

Ken

I believe the super-duper very high upper crust end of digital can get 8x10's using their highest possible resolution, but 11x14's are too much of a stretch, especially compared to what you can get from medium format, even a 645. There are very sophisticated algorithms now to increase resolution for printing, but regardless of how sophisticated the mathematics are (including the fractal stuff) they cannot add details from the original scene that are not in the original digital file.

IMO the acceptability of large 11x14 prints from digital cameras is resulting from the "dumbing down of the herd of the average viewers" who are now accustomed to the softness of low resolution television, nearly as low resolution and grainy computer screens, and have never seen what can be done with film, especially 120/220, if it's done correctly (not APS from a 1-hour drugstore lab). Hang an 11x14 from a digital camera next to an 11x14 print from medium format shot and printed properly, and there should be a visible difference between them at close viewing.

-- John


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