>
> Can I ask what types of paper people are using to print at 2880? Like
> someone else mentioned, I used mat paper but had to set the paper setting to
> something else to get 2880 as an option and the print was much lighter?
> Thanks.
>
> Jim
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Frost [mailto:bobfrost@...]
> Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 9:44 AM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Re: Why print at 2880 DPI
>
> Shilesh,
>
> 2880 dpi is recommended for printing smaller prints; the detail in the
> prints is smaller and therefore smaller dots placed more accurately will
> bring out that detail. I find that 2880 also gives much smoother prints at
> 18x12 under a loupe, but whether that is visible to the naked eye at normal
> viewing distances is debatable.
>
> Bob Frost.
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Shilesh Jani" <shilesh.jani@...>
> >
> > > On a similar, but not the same, note: Using my D100 digital SLR, I
> > > have found the 12 x 18 prints (360 dpi, up-sized in PS in 5%
> > > increments) to be more convicing than the same image printed at 6 x
> > > 9. This is viewing at arm-length, not nose-to-paper. I find it
> > > strange, but I have not dug deeper to find out why! I am going to
> > > try printing the 6 x 9 images at 2880 dpi to see if the prints
> > > get "better".
>
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