Does anyone here honestly believe that a optimized 6MP APS digital image is going to resolve as well as an optimal 6x7 image wet printed or well scanned optimal 6x7 image? Its not even close, do the math, and get your glasses checked if you think they are the same. Maybe if you go to full frame digital and 16 MP, you might start to get very close but that's not the comparison asked about.
Regarding group shots and faces, This is an ideal test of resolution and it really matters because faces are important in a group shot and a large print that resolves them well is so much more satisfying to observe than one that doesn't do as well. There is a restaurant near me that has a group shot of the 1988 Chicago Bears on the wall printed about 4 feet by 5 feet size. The details in every single face of the 60 or so faces is amazing. It certainly wasn't shot on digital and most likely was done on 8x10 based on the quality. Group people shots are extreme resolution hogs.... jco -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Godfrey DiGiorgi Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 5:13 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion You've stated you are producing a group shot for the web, not for printing. You put a bunch of unexposed, crappily rendered JPEG clips up as comparison to your scanned and sharpened 6x7 clips, at double the size they'll appear compared to the illustration here: >> This one wasn done with a Pentacon Six: >> http://www.jensbladt.dk/Nykoege/images/Byraad-gruppe-20x30-web.jpg to say that it won't be good enough. That's just ridiculous, Jens. Learn digital exposure and rendering first. Then complain that it won't be adequate quality if it isn't for the purpose at hand. If I had the time, I would set up a test shot and let you be the judge. I have no photographs of 30 person groups to work with, unfortunately ... They're not something I've had occasion to produce in the past 30 years. G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
