image res and printer res seemingly are not the same bowl of rice. above 300 in the image file is wasted, but not so on printer output settings. the epson 2200 is simply amazing! i had a student use a 3.2 megapix camera image at high (not fine which is better) double the size of the out put but keeping the res (300) the same, and the grayscale image was stunning, black blacks, white white and broad gently smooth transitioning grays at 30"x20", it looked like a fine wet lab b/w print, no kidding, no rasterizing, none of that, and it was neutral grey across the board, even in the sunlight, go figure.
peace and out. michael-patrick ----- Original Message ----- From: "gfen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "G-List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 8:44 AM Subject: Re: Digital Camera Advice > On Wed, 13 Aug 2003, Hamlin Krewson wrote: > (I say, he says, I say, he says.. all deleted) > > No need to argue about this. Its a pointless argument based on incorrect > facts, assumptions, and a joke. Just let it go. > > > Epson has been releasing 1440x720 dpi printers for close to 5 years, > > and current offerings are 5760x1440dpi. Yes they are flattened dots > > (ovals), and max resolution requires photo paper, but that's still a > > bit better than 300dpi. HP offers up to 4800x1200 dpi. > > Don't care what they say, anything over 300dpi is wasted. You can believe > the people who sell the equipment, or you can believe the people who make > their living using it. Marketing or experience, your call. > > I'll chose to go with what the people who do this every day and make their > living say, not with what the flyer from the company tells me it can do. > > Also, I'd like to point that those DPI rates, such as 4800x1200 are very > misleading. I'd go into the detail, unfortuantly, I wouldn't be able to > give a clear answer. I suggest you go and research that a bit. > > > Again, we're trying to remain affordable. Fuji Frontier and Agfa D-Lab > > are professional photo processors and aside from walking into the local > > one-hour-photo lab are a bit inaccessible to the average consumer. > > The Frontier, D-Lab, and Noritsu models are minilabs for photofinishers, > the lightjet is a printer for most demanding. These items are, as you > said, professional in quality. If they only produce their prints at 320 or > less DPI, then why would a $120 almost disposable inkjet printer from > Lexmark produce higher quality? > > Anything over 300dpi is wasted. > > > -- > http://www.infotainment.org <-> more fun than a poke in your eye. > http://www.eighteenpercent.com <-> photography and portfolio. > > > -- > G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | > -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com > -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
