>But haven't we gotten used to a rather poor quality nowadays? I recently looked at the B&W prints of my grandfather and I was amazed what quality they had 50 years back. 4x6 inch prints where you would need to go really close to see all detail. I think the present concept of 10 lines per mm for
prints is really poor. I like holding pictures closer to see if there are additional details and am often disappointed with the quality (especially color) < my Ritz Camera locally uses a scanner and digital laser processor. it outputs ontp photographic paper at about 300 dpi. the dots are visible to the naked eye. Herb....