silvano Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 In order to the best quality as possible, which's the biggest dimension for a nice print from the 10D? I mean with full details, no visible pixel. etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad_martin Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 Depends on how you process it, how you shoot it, what it is (subject), exposure, lighting, printing method, etc., etc. Many report excellent quality up to 20x30". Review this forum for details on "best practice(s)". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian_boulton Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 As usual it depends on your images and personal expectations. The "rule of thumb" is that a good quality print needs 300dpi, and 300 dpi (at one pixel per dot) from a 10D file yields just over 10"x7". At 240 dpi - thought by many to be the absolute minimum for "photo" quality - the same thinking yields about 13"x9". For less good shots which need a little cropping then 10"x8" is usually OK. Others claim to make much larger prints, I have not tried. One thing to remember is the 3:2 aspect ratio which means 6x4 prints are full frame but 10x8 (and other "traditional" print sizes like 7x5 or 12x10) involve varying degrees of cropping (ie: if you want 8" width you have to crop 2" from the image height as the 10D would give a 12"x8" size naturally.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sven l Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 Hi just a stupid question from swedish guy used to messure things in centimeters! What is 10" in centimeters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricks Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 Hej Sven! 11"x8" is equivelant to a A4 size print. 1 inch = 2.54 cm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vsevolod_krishchenko Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 It depends on subject and the distance from the print to the beholder ;)<br> Let's print a bill - 10x15 feets - and put it near the highway.... I swear that no driver will see pixels :)<br> Let's print 10x15'' (I like this size)... Ok, it's nice when viewing from 2 meters.. even my D30 makes good 10x15'' print from that distance :)<br> Lets' print 10x15cm... and get good magnifying glass... What's a hell, I see only dots and pixels here!! ;)<br> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hans_eckelman Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 A 10x15 print from a 10D done on a Fuji Frontier printer produces no visible pixilation even when viewed with a loupe. A 10x15 print is done at 200DPI if no cropping or resizing was done on the original photo. At 20X30 pixelation is visible upon close examination of the print, but at normal viewing distances looks very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carnagex_carnagex Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 To increase the size/quality try using a plug in for photoshop such as Genuine Fractals Print Pro....Try it out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven_clark Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 In other words, size means jack squat beyond about 8x10 as you just don't look close enough to see detail anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raghu Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 Go to a camera store and check the results. I was at a store last weekend for a 'Canon Day' and I saw what appeared to be 11X17 or 12X18 (inches) prints from a 10D and with the naked eye there was NO pixelation. They were printed on a Canon S9000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julian_radowsky Posted July 4, 2003 Share Posted July 4, 2003 I have printed Canon D60 image at 90cm x 60cm with no visible pixellation (not even when you examine the print from 20 cm away). At normal viewing distance of about 1.5m it is not possible to tell that the print is a large format inkjet (Agfa Sherpa) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_davidson Posted July 5, 2003 Share Posted July 5, 2003 I have printed portraits up to 40"x60" with no visible pixelization except on sharp edges such as eyeglass frames. Then only when looking at the print from about 12" away. Subjects with lots of fine detail max out at 20"x30". Viewing distance is relevant since large prints are viewed at great distances. Thus ultimate res is not that important. Up until recently billboards were printed at 36 and 72 DPI and no one noticed. I have tried GF Pro, Fred Miranda's actions and a whole host of voodoo for printing my digital images at large sizes. I have found what works the best. For no charge I will reveal it to all forum viewers. My recipe: Send an uninterpolated 18MB file to the printer. Wait. Enjoy print. This is the actually the method that produces the best print. It also makes sense because it is the only file that sends all the data to the printer that that was captured by the camera. All other methods massage the data that results in images that actually contain LESS data than the original file.In addition all the other methods take a lot more time and bandwidth. Try it and see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob de la selva Posted July 5, 2003 Share Posted July 5, 2003 I was reading my 'Photoshop for digital photographers' book this morning, written by the ed of photoshop user magazine. He says you need 150dpi for your prints, stating that everyone thinks you need more but you don't. Interesting comment. (I've always gone with the 240 for inkjet 300 for printing press figures most commonly thrown around) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlietalmadge Posted July 14, 2003 Share Posted July 14, 2003 Had a 12x18" done and it came out great! Shot at 100 ISO... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_austin Posted July 15, 2003 Share Posted July 15, 2003 I agree with the 150 DPI minimum resolution response. As the result of reading several technical articles on this subject, as well as my own experience / experiments, I'm convinced that due to the processing performed in a quality photo printer, no more than 150 dpi is required for excellent results. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if the printing process (JPEG image, Windows platform, photo inkjet printer) doesn't throw away a lot of detail above this resolution when printing. Before I bought my 10D, I used a 3.1 mp P/S camera (Kodak DC4800) for 2-1/2 years, and I got excellent results printing its JPEG files @ 13 x 19 on Canon Photo Paper Pro stock on the S9000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
william_le Posted July 28, 2003 Share Posted July 28, 2003 Seems like everyone has there own difference print sizes with no pixel detail showing. I want to know if I print all 10D photos out on A3, can you see any pixel�s. The first comment said it has to be 300DPI for best quality, that means the photo will be under A4 size, that's a big small if you want to make wedding photos out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_litherland Posted July 28, 2003 Share Posted July 28, 2003 My main pre-purchase question was whether I could print a "full size" image on my 1290 that would be acceptable. The max paper size is Super A3 which brings the dpi down to about 180. For this I downloaded the lobster test image from the Canon website and printed it on the "best" printer settings. The final image had no pixels visible with the naked eye at short range and gave me a lovely image. On this basis I bought one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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