Digital BW, The Print

On Mar 9, 2009, at 10:52 PM, Sarah Renkes wrote:

> My Canon 1Ds (the flagship dinosaur) is an 11 megapixel camera that  
> gives me 62 mb files. Pretty small at this juncture in the  
> technology tornado. Everything i have read so far tells me 13x19 is  
> optimal size, but I have an image I'd like to print larger.
>
> How large can I print and still have decent detail?

Assuming L-series lenses, and good conditions, there is no reason why  
you can't print acceptable images significantly larger than 13 x 19  
from this source. Viewing distance increases with image size. I have  
printed 24 x 26 images, and a few canvasses larger than that, from  
files this size or smaller. There are those who want to blow a wallet  
photo up to billboard size, and have a wallet photo section of the  
billboard still be as sharp as the wallet photo, but for those with  
less literal expectations, a bit of sharpening should be all thats  
needed to print larger images from your 1 Ds...

C. David Tobie
Global Product Technology Manager
Digital Imaging & Home Theater
CDTobie@...


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