Re: Nikon D800 announced -- 36mp, w/ & w/o AA filter
Jman13 wrote:
I\'m sorry, this makes me laugh. The 5D2 doesn\'t have enough resolution for 13x19 with a little cropping? What are you doing, viewing them with a magnifying glass from 5 inches? A slightly cropped 5D2 file at 19\" wide is about 270 dpi. The limit of human vision is around 300 dpi at 12 inches viewing distance, which is way closer than normal viewing distance for a 19\" print (around 24 inches is typical viewing distance for a 19\" print). So you\'re saying that a camera that when cropped that can deliver resolution at the limits of human vision isn\'t good enough. Better tell all those people doing 40\" gallery prints with the 5D II that they have to shut their exhibitions down.
This image quality snobbery is just getting out of hand...
I can see wanting the extra resolution if you print really large...I\'m sure a 36\" print would see a little improvement, and 40-60\" prints would see big improvements with this camera, but you aren\'t going to see a lick of difference between a 5D II and the D800 at 19\".
Doubling the resolution from 5D to 5D2 made a big difference in my prints. That\'s a fact. No matter what your calculations say, doubling the resolution again will make a difference at 13x19 where I had to crop more than a little and at larger sizes. I don\'t know why you call it a snobbery. I was able to make prints with similar quality 25 years ago (albeit using a 6x7 camera) and it wasn\'t considered anything abnormal then.
So you\'re saying that a camera that when cropped that can deliver resolution at the limits of human vision isn\'t good enough. Better tell all those people doing 40\" gallery prints with the 5D II that they have to shut their exhibitions down.
I believe that people who actually print these sizes would agree with my previous statement that more resolution would be welcome. The discussion about \"limit of human vision\" and \"typical viewing distance\" is questionable and generally worth of elaborating, but I don\'t feel like spending more time replying to a condescending post.
Feb 14, 2012 at 11:46 AM
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