Digital BW, The Print

Hi Jerry,

Daring to dip a toe in these turbulent waters, I was interested in some
other results of Norman Koren with a 1270. He measured the sharpness of the
printer at a range of magnifications of printing, and found that up to about
8x10 the sharpness of the print is limited by the printer's capabilities.
That is why the 1280/90 will give slightly sharper prints up to this size if
you use 2880 dpi instead of the 1440 of the 1270.

But at about 8x10 the ultimate sharpness of the printer was reached, and in
prints above this size the sharpness was purely dependant on the sharpness
of the camera.

So, summing up, in prints at 8x10 and below, you may see no differences
between a sharp image and a not-so-sharp one, because the printer is the
limiting factor. In prints above 8x10, the differences in the image
sharpness take over and become more apparent.

Bob Frost

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Olson" <jerryolson@...>

>
> That's amazing. And you say you have made a good inkjet print from a D60
> using
> epson 's 1280 printer? And if you go over 8x10 inches, the image gets
> less sharp?
>
> We really DO have to agree to disagree.
>
> They are every bit as sharp at 18 inches as they are at 8x10.
> >
> > > They absolutely equal provia scanned film at 4000 DPI.
> >
> > Some images probably do, but a lot of digital images will be lacking in
> > detail when put side by side with a film image.  This is of course,
talking
> > larger than 8x10.
>
> SOME images will. Yes.
>
> IF
> > > you haven't actually tried this with the D60 and an Epson 1280,
> >
> > I have.
>
> > Film is still better for enlargements larger than 8x10, and for a lot of
> > 8x10s too...
>
> You are wrong. Period. :) We will simply have to agree to disagree.