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Even at 5+ mega pixels, 16x20's are not super-sharp. Also, cropping becomes a problem with digital when going to big enlargements.
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Well, yer using it out of its design scope! I agree that the resolution breakup occurs in an unpleasant way with digital imagery, especially when compared to kodachrome 25. One of the projects I’m looking into is a yet newer generation of digital camera, with 8 mega pixel resolution (but I heard that 12 mega pixel is on the way), and a cool large format printer for the output. See
http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF05a/18972-236251-236266-12600-236266-297079.html for the printer.
One of the features of our camera is that it has variable ASA/ISO with the ability to go up or down 2 stops over the stated resolution at any specified ASA. If you want to use manual control it can go even further.
We’ve had the digicam since the end of 01, and taken it everywhere. I doubt it will last as long as my Spotmatic – at least the battery won’t. Even so, compare the cost of a film camera, ongoing film, processing and printing costs, and then stack it up against a digi camera, Photoshop Elements, and decent photo paper and you’ll see the digi camera blows a film camera into the trash heap. And, its very nature makes it far far less wasteful of resources than a film camera, too, while encouraging more use due to it’s economy. I’d call that both excellent quality and superb value.
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Yeah, I remember old Jonathon, but wasn't that girls dorm only, next to "Love Story, unless of course you wer trying to do the "sensitive male" thing?
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Kirk: When the hottie you’re dating says “Isn’t this an inspiring book?” (referring to JLS) only a pure-bread gravel chewer would slam the door on it, without at least reading it first....