Thanks for the link. I'll give them a try. I wouldn't doubt that the 6.1 MP results are comparable to or better than 35mm film. I've seen that at 13 x 19. However, MF or LF film. would undoubtedly be a better solution for very large prints.
> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Medium format or large format film would be a better choice than 6 MP > digital. 35mm won't buy you much. > Perhaps a little if you shoot Velvia or > another fine grain film that resolves well. I haven't printed larger than 13 > > x19 from 6 MP digital (which is quite excellent), but Tan and some others > report good results at 20 x 30. > > Interpolation method would probably be > important. And viewing distance enters into it. From six feet away, a > > 20x30 from digital probably looks fine. From a foot away, I'm sure it's > quite loose. > > > I'll admit that from less than a foot away it's loose. But just as "loose" > as 35mm (I'm talking Velvia or Provia printed via internegative in a "wet" > darkroom; or even the same films scanned with a good scanner and printed on > comprable printers; I can't comment on color print film since I never used > it). Anyway the prints in my living room stand up to being viewed from > pretty close to see some fine details such as sailboat rigging and cormorant > crest feathers. > > With the right process, using interpolation, you can get amazing results > from a 6.1MP starting image. Equal to, or surpassing, 35mm slide film. > > You should give it a try, Paul. www.mpix.com has printed several 20x30s for > me from interpolated 6.1MP images from the ist D. I was able to upload > several ~200MB 16 bit tiffs and the price for a 20x30 is reasonable enough > to do it as a "test" > > Christian >
