Forum: Photography


Subject: DSLR? for Best Prints

KiwiMiss opened this issue on Nov 09, 2006 ยท 32 posts


girsempa posted Fri, 10 November 2006 at 5:47 AM

Some remarks: (for Danny & Gradient) I don't have a clue why everyone keeps putting the DPI of a printer and the pixels of a camera on an equal level... Who says that you have to multiply the pixel count of the camera with the 'Dots Per Inch' count on a printer to obtain the maximum possible magnification...? Is the human eye capable of reading every single dot of a 300 DPI image..? Then why does a professional printing bureau recommend a 5 megapixel image to obtain a poster size image of 50 x70 cm..? I just want to say that this method to calculate the required megapixel count is far too strict and unrealistic. You can get perfect large format prints with a 6MP camera (not even mentioning the difference between reduced and full frame sensors). Other remark: I get a little tired of hearing everyone talk about Nikon or Canon, when it's perfectly clear that the key for the future of digital cameras is actually held by Olympus, not less in quality and possibilities and even superior because of the Zuiko Digital lenses... If you're serious about photography, at least be wise enough to consider Olympus amongst the choices. Everyone who bought an Olympus, would do it again straight away...


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