"Doug Franklin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Sun, 15 Dec 2002 10:05:24 -0600, Mike Johnston wrote: > >> [...] limits of enlargement are about 8-12x (depending no[t] so >> much on the granularity of the film as upon the quality of the >> enlarging lens and the technique of the printer-- [...] > >So where are we when we convert the "optically enlarge, optically >print" steps of the process to "digitally enlarge, digitally print"? >Intuitively, it would seem that the potential for greater >magnifications would be increased.
We're just a bit closer to the equivalent of a "theoretically perfect" enlarger and lens. I'd say the potential for greater enlargement is probably increased a little, but not much. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
