Well what I have found it that using my Epson 1280
printer at 1440 dpi I dont get enuff magnification
with an 8.5 X11 print to really let the 4X5 negs
strut their stuff compared to say 6X7. But when
I do 11X17 prints the details from the 4X5 scans
come alive and simply blow away the 67 scans which
are about 90mb in color if i recall correctly.
When I scan the 4X5 negs, I'm only scanning at
2400ppi and I still get about 100 Mpixels B&W, with
great detail and almost zero grain due to relatively
low scan resolution. But due to the huge negative,
the overall resolution is still mindblowing.
Yes the digital P&S and SLRs are great improvements
over 35mm and even medium format in terms of noise/grain
which is one of the reasons the prints look so nice but
they do not equal the resolution of medium format
or large format film yet. And like I said above,
the film resolution quality doesnt become apparent at
8X10, you need to go higher, but when you do the
difference is amazing.
JCO
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-----Original Message-----
From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2003 5:16 PM
To: Pentax List
Subject: RE: Just printed the test pictures from the *ist D...
>DSLR are great for some things but until I can
>get at least 10Mp I'm just going to stick with
>the inexpensive digital P&S cameras for my
>digital needs.
>
>Lately I've been shooting a fair amount of
>4X5 and the resulting 300 Mpixel scan files
>are satisfying if not amazing. 6Mpixel cameras
>are nothing to get too excited about IMHO....
John, I beg to differ. I'll put a 10X8 inkjet from my camera up against a
4X5 shot of yours any time you like. Printed out on inkjet at 300 dpi.
Let me have your address and it's in the post.
6MP DSLRs are photographically exhilarating.
With respect,
Cheers,
Cotty
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