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Is the dimage 7i good enough for pro?
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Donald Hutton
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How long is a piece of string? I have done enlargements up to 24 by 30 - the results are fabulous, but you need to watch a couple of things:
1. Shoot in RAW - quality is slightly better and for big prints every little bit helps.
2. Keep ISO at 100.
3. Compose carefully when shooting - you can't afford to crop much.
4. You'll need Genuine Fractals or similar to get a good result when interpolating the image size up.
5. A good sharpening tool is very helpful - USM on it's own adds too much general noise.
The D7i is not the most noise free DC around, so be aware of this and compose carefully. However, the noise produced does resemble fine natural film grain, which doesn't necessarily detract from an enlargement.
Good Luck.
1. Shoot in RAW - quality is slightly better and for big prints every little bit helps.
2. Keep ISO at 100.
3. Compose carefully when shooting - you can't afford to crop much.
4. You'll need Genuine Fractals or similar to get a good result when interpolating the image size up.
5. A good sharpening tool is very helpful - USM on it's own adds too much general noise.
The D7i is not the most noise free DC around, so be aware of this and compose carefully. However, the noise produced does resemble fine natural film grain, which doesn't necessarily detract from an enlargement.
Good Luck.
rosie b
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What do you reckon is the most noise-free DC in that price-range, and best for large prints?
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John Stavick
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I never realized a pro was judged upon the size of pictures he can make or the camera he uses. I think it's the talent behind the camera
Michael Fusco
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shane110435
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but true your tools are as only as good as the user
Donald Hutton
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I'm not that familiar with the competition in this price range, but certainly the Sony F707 would appear to have less noise, although I don't like a lot of other thingd about the camera. I don't think noise is the only factor to look at. I bought a D7 as a stop gap between DSLRs - I had a Fuji S1; S2 coming up! I will keep the D7 - it was not very expensive (is cheap now), is very capable, has great glass, functionality and has produced some great pics for me.
Donald Hutton
Leading Member
I can't see any difference in quality between a RAW file converted to a Tiff through DIVU or a TIFF straight out the camera. However, I think there are some big disadvantages to shotting Tiff instead of RAW:
1. Write time is about 50% longer for Tiffs over RAW - and the file size is that much bigger.
2. With RAW, you can adjust a whole host of settings in the post processing stage - this is very useful with white balance and sharpening.
Quality wise, there's nothing in it, but the flexibility of RAW means that I never use the Tiff setting.
1. Write time is about 50% longer for Tiffs over RAW - and the file size is that much bigger.
2. With RAW, you can adjust a whole host of settings in the post processing stage - this is very useful with white balance and sharpening.
Quality wise, there's nothing in it, but the flexibility of RAW means that I never use the Tiff setting.
Donald Hutton
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100% John.
SF Sam
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Pretty much depends on what kind of professional photography you're thinking about doing. If you can narrow that down, I think you might get some useful answers.
Sam in SF
s k u l p t
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I don't think they were saying that you had to blow up an image to be a pro. According to your view of things, they would be just as good with a JamCam at less than a megapixel. They were wondering what camera could produce professional results at larger sizes. Apparently they will be doing this kind of enlargment, so one might as well find the best cam that fits the those requirements. : )
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Jean Ricket
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A question about using "Genuine Fractals." How do you use this? I thought that bicubic interpolation was the best way to fill in extra pixels, and Photoshop uses that. What am I missing? Thanks. - Jean
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Lanczos is better than bicubic. Fractal is supposedly about as good. It's a plugin, so it integrates seamlessly with PS.
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