Not wanting to insist there is any given max size, I'll repeat the old
mantra:
Compelling content trumps compelling technical details.
On my output side: my favorite local printer (Calypso) moved from San Jose
to Santa Cruz, then a year or so later went out of business. They
recommended West Coast Imaging. They provide recommended printing sizes
which indeed say that a 12MP image can give a top quality 16x20. Their chart
also says that they believe 35mm can give top quality 16x24.
http://www.westcoastimaging.com/wci/page/info/FAQ/faqprintlab.html
I personally like the 16x20 prints from my Mamiya 6x7 more than anything
I've got from my E-System or from 35mm. It's also likely that paying more
for the processing is part of that reason.
I like 16x20 prints. If I can carry a bigger camera and capture the images
I'm looking for, I probably will (but I think 5x7 is my max)
Jeff Keller
Hmmm ... but that Ritter 8x10 is only 6 1lbs and many of my lenses would
work on it
-----Original Message-----
From: Ken Norton [mailto:ken@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Subject: Re: [OM] Feeding the rumor mill
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The 5D's native image height is 2912 which at 300ppi is the equivalent
to a contact negative print 10x15" in size. This is why digital has
passed film in the EFFECTIVE resolution department years ago. Because
it isn't the capture side that is the limiting factor of output
resolution, but it's the output side that is the limiting factor of
output resolution.
snip
AG (do the test, I dare you) Schnozz
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