> > I have been asked to photograph some large paintings with my > Canon D30, put them on a CD to be sent to a printer who will > be making limited edition prints of them. The printer requires > 64 MB files to produce a print of 18 x 24 inches (image size). > Is this camera capable of taking these shots, say on RAW > image setting, to have this output? If so, does anyone have > any hints as to the best conversion of the RAW file, etc.? > > I have to let the artist know relatively quickly if I can do this, > so any help will be appreciated. My partner can process the > image through Photoshop 6, but if the information is not there > in the first place, then there is no point in wasting our time. > > Many thanks in advance, > > Steve > >
Hi Steve, The D30 is too low a resolution device for this type of work, even 35mm film scanned on a drum scanner will most likely be lacking due to the limited resolution of the film and the scale of the art work. The use of any type of program to resize the original digital image file only results in large fuzzy images, you cannot create good data from nothing, resolution is king here. If the idea behind the limited edition prints is to have a high quality reproduction of the original art you should probably rent at least a medium format (6x6 and larger), camera or ideally a cut film camera say a 4x5 or so. You'll also need lots of light, well diffused and adjustable, solid support for the art and whatever camera you use. Amazingly, small diameter Kevlar string is very useful for getting the original art and film plane aligned well. I'm assuming that this is an offset print job? You may be better served to look into IRIS prints if the print run is very limited. With the right source for the image file (big film, drum scanned), IRIS prints can be absolutely stunning. Regards, Chip Louie * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
