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We have a large empty wall above the couch in our ski condo. We don't have a view of the mountain, so we wanted a big picture of the mountain to go on that wall. This is a 7 shot panorama of Sugarloaf in Maine, USA. It's 19868 x 8771 and will print 3' x 6'10" at 244dpi, although I'm going to split it into a triptych of 1/4, 1/2, 1/4 proportions. Might even go larger, like 42" tall.

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I want to be able to print huge at at least 200dpi. I want people to be able to walk right up to it and scan around to spot skiers on the slopes, and I want it to look sharp when doing so. Viewing this at 100% on a typical monitor doesn't really give you this experience, but viewing at 50% gives you an idea of what it will look like when printed. Viewing on an iPad (240dpi) shows you exactly what it will look like, and to me it's stunning.

Here is a 100% crop:



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I was about 2 miles away from the mountain, so there is some atmospheric shimmer. I realize you could do this with any number of other cameras by making a multi-row panorama, but I didn't want to deal with that. Also I have some other big prints in mind that won't be panoramas. Not intending to belittle any other camera, just sharing why I wanted a 5DSR, and that I'm happy to finally have gotten the picture I had in mind when I bought it in September. :)
 
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J A C S said:
How many frames did you stich?
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"I realize you could do this with any number of other cameras by making a multi-row panorama, but I didn't want to deal with that." I presume from this statement that he did not stitch it.
 
JackM said:
We have a large empty wall above the couch in our ski condo. We don't have a view of the mountain, so we wanted a big picture of the mountain to go on that wall. This is a 7 shot panorama of Sugarloaf in Maine, USA. It's 19868 x 8771 and will print 3' x 6'10" at 244dpi, although I'm going to split it into a triptych of 1/4, 1/2, 1/4 proportions. Might even go larger, like 42" tall.

i-kxzmZbT-X4.jpg


I want to be able to print huge at at least 200dpi. I want people to be able to walk right up to it and scan around to spot skiers on the slopes, and I want it to look sharp when doing so. Viewing this at 100% on a typical monitor doesn't really give you this experience, but viewing at 50% gives you an idea of what it will look like when printed. Viewing on an iPad (240dpi) shows you exactly what it will look like, and to me it's stunning.

Here is a 100% crop:

i-CzPPs3c.jpg


I was about 2 miles away from the mountain, so there is some atmospheric shimmer. I realize you could do this with any number of other cameras by making a multi-row panorama,
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Actually, you can't capture the segments of such a scene with the same pixel density but I am not a panorama expert.
JackM said:
but I didn't want to deal with that. Also I have some other big prints in mind that won't be panoramas. Not intending to belittle any other camera, just sharing why I wanted a 5DSR, and that I'm happy to finally have gotten the picture I had in mind when I bought it in September. :)
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Once you've done fifty, everything else is iffy.
 
Nice enjoy your 5Dsr. Personally I would just stitch my mk IV as needed. This is a static subject.
 
Rick Knepper said:
J A C S said:
How many frames did you stich?
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"I realize you could do this with any number of other cameras by making a multi-row panorama, but I didn't want to deal with that." I presume from this statement that he did not stitch it.
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From the OP:

"This is a 7 shot panorama... It's 19868 x 8771"
 
gavin said:
Nice enjoy your 5Dsr. Personally I would just stitch my mk IV as needed. This is a static subject.
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Thanks. I've never attempted a multi-row panorama, but I imagine it would be more prone to errors and would take a long time to process.
 
Rick Knepper said:
Actually, you can't capture the segments of such a scene with the same pixel density but I am not a panorama expert.
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With a lower resolution camera, you could zoom in more and shoot more frames, in 2 or more rows. That would get you the same thing, or more, as long as you're not focal length limited. I've never tried that but I imagine it would be more prone to errors.
 
Rick Knepper said:
Sorry, I read the subject line and assumed you got the 5DsR to avoid doing panos.
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Nah, there's no substitute for a good pano, but in this case it did save me from doing a multi-row pano.
 
Hey Jack...what program do you use for stitching your images together. I have a P800 with the roll paper adapter and have been itching to try a panorama.

Thanks! David
 
mac west said:
Very nice. Print them big Baby! No substitute for resolution or cubic inches. Mac
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Cubic Inches??? I've heard of images having "depth," but the prints (regardless of length and width) are always pretty thin.
 
landscaper1 said:
mac west said:
Very nice. Print them big Baby! No substitute for resolution or cubic inches. Mac
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Cubic Inches??? I've heard of images having "depth," but the prints (regardless of length and width) are always pretty thin.
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He's talking about car engines, where, "there's no replacement for displacement!"
 
JackM said:
We have a large empty wall above the couch in our ski condo. We don't have a view of the mountain, so we wanted a big picture of the mountain to go on that wall. This is a 7 shot panorama of Sugarloaf in Maine, USA. It's 19868 x 8771 and will print 3' x 6'10" at 244dpi, although I'm going to split it into a triptych of 1/4, 1/2, 1/4 proportions. Might even go larger, like 42" tall.

i-kxzmZbT-X4.jpg


I want to be able to print huge at at least 200dpi. I want people to be able to walk right up to it and scan around to spot skiers on the slopes, and I want it to look sharp when doing so. Viewing this at 100% on a typical monitor doesn't really give you this experience, but viewing at 50% gives you an idea of what it will look like when printed. Viewing on an iPad (240dpi) shows you exactly what it will look like, and to me it's stunning.

Here is a 100% crop:

i-CzPPs3c.jpg


I was about 2 miles away from the mountain, so there is some atmospheric shimmer. I realize you could do this with any number of other cameras by making a multi-row panorama, but I didn't want to deal with that. Also I have some other big prints in mind that won't be panoramas. Not intending to belittle any other camera, just sharing why I wanted a 5DSR, and that I'm happy to finally have gotten the picture I had in mind when I bought it in September. :)
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I can't make out a single face of any of the skiers on the slopes. ;-)
 
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