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Re: [Digital BW] Canon D60 Question

2002-07-23 by Jerry Olson

James, assuming you know how to process and sharpen it to its maximum
quality, I'd say about 14x20 inches, or so would equal any iso 100 film.
Of course there would be no grain.  Closeups would be sharper than film,
landscapes about equal. I've not done a lot of testing, but I took many
shots today, and this coming week, I'll know a lot more. This camera
could certainly replace MOST of your film camera shooting. (Unless you
are talking 4x5 or larger negs).

The D30 could make a 12x18 of a closeup of a cat that was sharper than
film, but had a problem with distant landscapes. Today, I shot a bunch
of closeups and landscapes, with my new D60 and tomorrow I'll start
printing to see how good the camera really is. 

Medium Format is another story. How sharp are the medium format lenses?
How good is your scanner? How picky are you? I'm obsessed with
sharpness, so I demand a SHARP print.  An average person would be in 7th
heaven with the quality of a canon D60. 

I don't think its up to medium format Hasselblad at 4000 DPI for 16x20
inch prints,
as it will probably take 12 megapixels to do that. But again, are you
looking at your large prints from inches away, or several feet?  If its
several feet, you could easily get a 3x5 foot print from the D60 that
would be tack sharp at that distance.

Jerry

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