Shel - It seems to vary depending on the service provider and the enlargement software they'll use on your files (something like Genuine Fractals).
For example, PixelOutpost.com (specializing in large format prints) indicates that a meager 3MP image is sufficient for creating a 22x28 inch print; mpix.com suggestions are a bit more conservative than that. Those figures seem a bit generous to me, but others on the list report good prints up to 20x30 with their pentax DSLRs. I'm getting some prints back from mpix this week, so I'll see soon. Of course, print quality is always subjective, but I think it really comes down to the enlarging software. t On 9/21/05 10:04, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > Whenever I have prints made on the Lightjet or the Frontier, I use 300ppi > to 330ppi or so for the resolution (is that the term?) which gives me a > nice, big, richly detailed print from scanned negatives. Using the same > resolution with the DS results in a much smaller print size, on the order > of 6x9. The lab people around here recommend the greater ppi for quality > work. > > I've also heard that 240ppi is acceptable, although that it's used more for > inkjet prints. > > So, what ppi do you use for what size/type prints? If all I can get are > small prints using the recommended ppi from the digi, well, that's an > unhappy circumstance. But it seems that many of you are getting larger > than 6x9 prints from the DSLR. > > > Shel > "Am I paranoid or perceptive?" > > > >
