On Mon, 16 Sep 2002, Herb Chong wrote: > Message text written by INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >For example, it's > hard to make grainless prints from 35mm film larger than 8x10 using > standard film, so people have learned to accept 8x10 as the "normal" or > "proper" size for enlargements< > > i don't think it is the reason. 8x10 or thereabouts is physically what > most people can deal with as a comfortable size, with or without > grain.
Then why are posters so large? Look at movie posters, or posters that people buy to put up on their walls. 20x30 seems to be about the minimum size there, which leads me to believe that most people can deal with looking at prints larger than 8x10. I'm not sure how many people would be capable of taking photographs that they'd want to enlarge that big, but I've talked to a lot at the retail level who want even their small photos enlarged. chris
