Photo Shoot question(s)

I have a Panny GX7 and have been asked to shoot some scenarios for a local hospital. Their intention is to display these on a "banner",.. likely several feet across.

Is the resolution "good enough" on the GX7 to handle being blown up that large? ( I'm assuming each photo will be about 1.5 to3 feet across and lined up along the banner.

I will be bringing my 12-35 2.8, 35-100 2.8, 15 1.7, 25 1.7 and 42.5 1.7 lenses,. so I'm not too concerned about the available light,. just ability to have clear/well resolved photos.

Should I upgrade to the GX9 for better stabilization and the higher resolution??

(I may bring along my Fuji X100F as another camera to get a different look,..)

Any help is appreciated!!

Cheers

Mike F

Thanks for the reply,. Yes I believe the banner would be viewed farther away than one could touch it,.. that being said it’s a great question to ask!

cheers!

Hello Ab

Thank you very much for all of these tips! Excellent idea with shooting to print size (16:9, etc) never would have thought of that! Lol

also, yes they will be posed so I can afford slower SS and better ISO as well! I will definitely use the primes!

cheers to you! This is a great forum with excellent advice!

thanks again everyone!

regards

Mike F

MikeF15 wrote:

I have a Panny GX7 and have been asked to shoot some scenarios for a local hospital. Their intention is to display these on a "banner",.. likely several feet across.

Is the resolution "good enough" on the GX7 to handle being blown up that large? ( I'm assuming each photo will be about 1.5 to3 feet across and lined up along the banner.

I will be bringing my 12-35 2.8, 35-100 2.8, 15 1.7, 25 1.7 and 42.5 1.7 lenses,. so I'm not too concerned about the available light,. just ability to have clear/well resolved photos.

Should I upgrade to the GX9 for better stabilization and the higher resolution??

(I may bring along my Fuji X100F as another camera to get a different look,..)

Any help is appreciated!!

Cheers

Mike F

Should be fine unless these are going to be viewed from somewhat close. You’re basically printing a 24x36 and then chopping it.

I would personally use a camera with a 3:2 ratio sensor to minimize resolution loss via cropping. This would be a good justification for using something like a D810/5DS/A7R3 type camera.

I enlarge some of my Olympus SH-1 pocket zoom (16 MP) pictures x3 for 33x23 inch prints. My visitors find no fault with them, standing two feet away. But my E-M10 Mark II (16 MP) pictures will tolerate scrutiny with a magnifier.

I don't think you have to worry about the suitability and quality of your gear.

In situ, you will have to work your gear on auto pilot, like - can you work it when surrounded by people whose last priority is blinking pictures?

I say this, because I have to regularly do rental pictures, with the out-going tenants, my business partner, and a handyman, messing around in my picture area.

For three months after I got the E-M10 Mark II, I was still using my pocket zoom in those situations, because I did not have to dive into the menu for every second shot. I could concentrate on getting my companions out of the picture, and looking out for domestic implements being moved away.

Henry