Hi Godfrey thanks for the explanation, I mostly order A4 or A3+ enlarments at the moment printed on a professional ink printer. On A3 the clay figures close-up made with the Pentax SFXn on ISO 100-200 still looked quite good. greetings Markus
>>-----Original Message----- >>From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 11:41 PM >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: Re: mid format cameras - running cost? >> >> >>On Mar 22, 2006, at 1:45 PM, Markus Maurer wrote: >>> At what print size would you see a difference from mid format to >>> digital, A3 or bigger? >> >>Using 6Mpixel DSLR captures as a baseline and comparing against >>6x4.5cm or 6x6cm 2400ppi scans with a good if not top of the line >>scanner: >> >>Up to A3 image area, print results are equivalent. Scene dynamics do >>have an effect: landscapes and highly-detailed wide angle shots >>require more detailing to compete with medium format film at large >>print sizes. Move up to 10, 12, 16, 22Mpixel capture: much of the >>difference will disappear. Rendering and the quality of the capture, >>in either film or digital domain, will also have a big impact on the >>comparative quality of the prints. >> >>Larger than A3, you must have 10Mpixel or more resolution in digital >>capture to produce comparable quality prints. I've made a number of >>very nice A3 Super (13x19 full bleed) prints with 6Mpixel DSLR that >>look good, but the 8Mpixel and now 10Mpixel prints look better at >>this size: the difference is noticeable. >> >>I make prints in the 8x10" to A3 size range most of the time. >> >>Godfrey >> >>
