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Gear Talk => Processing & Publication => Topic started by: simato73 on August 25, 2016, 21:55:02

Title: What is the biggest size you ever printed an image from a D700?
Post by: simato73 on August 25, 2016, 21:55:02

The title says it all.
I am talking about high quality print that could hang off a wall in a frame from a a single capture, not an image stitched from more than one exposure.
The biggest I have ever done is 12" x 18" and I wonder if it could go up to 16" x 24".

Title: Re: What is the biggest size you ever printed an image from a D700?
Post by: Erik Lund on August 25, 2016, 22:16:22

D3 so same sensor, about 5x3 meters, its all about how you treat the file and printer,,,

Title: Re: What is the biggest size you ever printed an image from a D700?
Post by: Merco_61 on August 25, 2016, 22:19:54

I have made quite a few 20x30" prints from the D700's files. Exposure must be spot-on and it won't stand up to pixelpeeping but at a viewing distance where you can take in the whole photo at the same time, it works well. At viewing distances that suit the size of the print, billboards are no trouble either.

Title: Re: What is the biggest size you ever printed an image from a D700?
Post by: simato73 on August 25, 2016, 22:34:50

Thanks, I should have stated a viewing distance.
I am thinking indoors, fairly close, only a few metres max.

Title: Re: What is the biggest size you ever printed an image from a D700?
Post by: Merco_61 on August 25, 2016, 23:07:30

In that case, 20x30" is no problem at all.

Title: Re: What is the biggest size you ever printed an image from a D700?
Post by: Frank Fremerey on August 26, 2016, 09:21:28

Erik is right.

I have two prints from the D70 here (6MP) both are 1 Meter wide. One is a One-Megapixel-Crop, the other a shot taken in a pig's booth with nearly no light, Flash 12mm & SB-800 @ISO 1250

Both are wonderful and if I had known better at the time they would even look more perfect than they do.

What?

1) careful upscaling
2) Do not use a Laser but a pigmented ink printer.

Why?

Because the Laser (Lambda, Theta) draws the print by point and the points do not interfer much
The pigmented ink dots flow on the surface and the software manages the flow beforehand
by calibrating for the ink and the paper. So the dots from the up to 12 cartridges of different
basic and additional colors make a pointillistic work in which the small points flow and cover
uneven micro faults in the upscaled picture.

Much better for upscaled pictures.

If you have real 400 dpi go for a DURST Laser Machine
If you need to upscale go for a pigmented ink

Check out upscaling solutions. The development in that field
was huge during the last few years.