Digital BW, The Print

Austin Franklin wrote:
> 
> > ALMOST good enough?!!! People are printing spectacular 13x19 images from
> > this camera AND the Canon D-30!
> 
> Well, I take issue what that.  The D-30 gives you 2160 x 1440.  That means
> you are printing at 113 PPI to the printer (on the long side).  Now, you CAN
> interpolate the file and get a bigger file (and hence more PPI to the
> printer)...that has NO more detail, but is still sharp...as I've said,
> sharpness isn't the issue, it's detail.  Yep, it'll look "good", but
> compared to the same shot with film, it just won't hold up.

Austin, it DOES hold up. You'll just have to try it.  You have to
sharpen a lot, but the D30 image can take it. Also, I use Genuine
Fractals to get that image up to 36 megabytes, with practically no loss
in quality. 
The proof is in the print.  Also the D30 pixels are much larger than
most other camera's pixels.

I have a print from a listmember that is 13x19 inches taken on his Nikon
DX. The D30 can make sharper prints than the one he sent me.

I'm no technician, all I can do is compare the prints, and I think the
D30 can easily equal film in prints to 13x19.

(12x18 image area).  Again, Not far away landscape images. I'm speaking
closeups here.

Jerry