Mike Johnston wrote: [snip]
I have in my own collection several LARGE prints... > (larger than 11x14) that look superb. > > A photorealistic printer in this day and age costs $200-$300. The Epson C80, > the Canon S600. Both capable of gorgeous output up on up to letter size > sheets. Certainly large enough to replace Jack and Jill's drugstore 4x6's. > > I'm wondering if your experience of digital isn't a bit out of date.... Mike: Further support for your position. I have an acquaintance -- I regret that I do not know his name, we have crossed paths at a restaurant we both frequent for a few years and chat but never have been formally introduced -- who was a photojournalist, now retired from that but still doing photography. First of his prints that I saw were flowers shot against a black background. Vivid, highly saturated, sharp, etc. I thought they probably were cibachromes from Velvia -- but no, all shot with a digital camera and printed on an Epson 1270, size 11x14 (I believe, I didn't measure them). Seems he gave up film a while ago. More recently I saw some shots he took shortly after 9/11 at the WTC site, where he somehow got the cops to let him in. Also large prints, sharp with saturated color, no jagglies, etc. I couldn't tell them from good C-prints. (One of them appeared as the front cover of a recent issue of a digital imaging mag, which had several others inside.) I do not know what digital camera he uses but suspect it is top of the line. (I saw it once but did not inspect it closely -- but it is not one of the compact units.) And he knows what he is doing in processing -- he also teaches courses on using Photoshop part time. His work demonstrated to me that with the best of today's equipment and with enough knowledge and, I suppose, lots of practice, excellent final products are possible. Makes it clear to me that the future is digital. Bob Harris - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
