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Why print at 2880 DPI

2002-12-05 by Jerry Olson

Just thought I'd toss this out.  I've spent the day making all sorts of
different test prints using many different settings.  When making
smaller prints, say in the 6x8 range or smaller, for some reason, 2880
DPI is MUCH sharper than the 720 or 1440 setting.  Its like putting an
apochromatic lens on your enlarger.  Especially if you have extremely
fine detail like grass. When I first got the printer, I tried 2880 DPI a
couple of times (on 12x18 prints), but only noticed a tiny improvement
over 1440. But for the smaller prints it is much sharper. I have no idea
why this should be so.

Jerry

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