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Re-purposed old 17-35mm EX HSM to Sony

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20" x 16" on A2 Permajet paper

A2 paper arrived unexpectedly early. I've printed 2 test prints, one B&W, one colour. The B&W was from Ubuntu Linux darktable, the colour from Windows/Lightroom 6.

Both prints were essentially identical in quality to the previous A3 versions, just bigger.  I can see no difference in image quality no matter how close I examine the prints.

The images I printed were shot on the A7Rii with an old 1990s Contax G 90mm f/2.8 Zeiss. Both were long exposures of several minutes (in daylight on a sunny day). The static parts are pin sharp and detailed even on the closest examination. There is no noise or obvious digital artefacts.

I'm pleased, I think I can conclude that with a good lens, 20" to 23" wide prints are meat and drink to this camera and printer.

Itching to give the adapted Sigma 17-35mm perma f/8 a go to see how it performs on the Sony.

It will also be interesting to compare the SD14 output. I've never had the capability to try it at anything like this size before. Lawrence was always convinced that even the older Foveons could be printed much larger than you think because of the lack of artefacts.  I can now test this theory for myself....

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