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Re: [Digital BW] Shooting Digitally

2002-01-18 by Derek Clarke

What dpi did you scan that 4x5 at?

On Friday 18 Jan 2002 12:44 am, Michael Kravit wrote:
> Jerry,
>
> I think tha visually you are seeing an image that looks like film, but in
> reality the camera would need to approach 16 megapixels to resolve the
> finest films today.
>
> For example, I recently shot an image in a Charleston Cemetary on 4x5 T-Max
> 100. In the distance, oh perhaps 2 miles away is what looks like a 6 story
> office building. I can zoom in on my scan and see a guy sitting at his desk
> on the top floor.
>
> Try that with a digital D30 or D1x.
>
> Mike

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