"Jim Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >... the sharpness of a cheap kit lens and the grain of Superia 800 film, >when used with proper technique, can be blown up from a 35mm negative to >at least 40 by 60 inches with excellent results. The biggest I've had done (and sold) from Superia 800 is 20x30" and that was a machine print. I don't doubt your word, Jim, that a good hand printer can go bigger. It is my opinion that the *slowness* of modern "standard" zoom is responsible for some beginners' disappointment in their initial results - combined with, say, 200 speed film the shop has given them when they bought the camera, the shutter speeds are low and a lot of their work suffers from blurring as a result. My biggest bug bear with labs is with the handling of negatives. As I scan them, they need to be really clean and most people don't realise what a hassle a single fingerprint can cause. P.S. - It's the image that counts, not the grain, not the lens quality that took it - if it's lousy it can sell, but it has to have a message in the image. Oh, and it has to be well printed... I've seen some truely awful shots published - shots that I wouldn't even have considered submitting. Chris. -- http://www.hockeyphotos.com/ * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
