victoriapio
Well-known
You can avoid the pixels entirely by upsizing with a app like Genuine Fractals.
Of course the grain will still be there, just as though you were printing wet. Think of GF like the old Kodak internegatives.
I drank the digital koolaid as soon rangefinders went digital but I keep forgetting about "genuine fractals." Thanks for the reminder
kbg32
neo-romanticist
I can't really say that this, pixel count, keeps me awake at night.
pluton
Well-known
Quasi-Random thoughts:
12MP printed at 14x21" is 192PPI. If that looks nice to you, that's all you need.
It didn't look that good to me, so I got 36 million pixels.
Now, the inherent fuzziness of 192 PPI is gone...but I can make them fuzzy if I want.
I've seen 8x10" contact prints: basically, infinite megapixels.
A look that can't be duplicated by my Epson at 360 PPI.
Not going to happen.
Recently, I got a Fujifilm with 16MP. 14x21s look pretty nice.
12MP printed at 14x21" is 192PPI. If that looks nice to you, that's all you need.
It didn't look that good to me, so I got 36 million pixels.
Now, the inherent fuzziness of 192 PPI is gone...but I can make them fuzzy if I want.
I've seen 8x10" contact prints: basically, infinite megapixels.
A look that can't be duplicated by my Epson at 360 PPI.
Not going to happen.
Recently, I got a Fujifilm with 16MP. 14x21s look pretty nice.
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