Camera Enlargements.

[Banger]

Whats about the maximum blow up size for a standard 35mm camera?
Or a 4 mega Digital?

I want something about 2.5 feet width and 2ft high.

Offcoarse i cant loose quality and want a standard size for around (approx) that size to fit in a standard frame without having one made

Am i pushing the boat out on this one?

 

[(RIP) Kaister]

yes

 

[ELIMINATOR]

Even though it's a digi image at 4mill it is still dependant on the lense, much the same as the 35mm. TOO much emphasis on pixels when advertising, not enough about the lense.Have to be crystal clear when on the PC for the digi, have you tried enlarging it on the screen? Although to some extent how good is your monitor? Ask in a shop?

 

[Reggie]

Hi Banger,

the largest enlargement I've had done from a 35mm image was just over 6ft across.

The largest I've had from an old digital camera (6.5meg) was 8ft across but was adjusted by a professional printers prior to printing, with software that cost's a fortune.

The most important point to consider is a combination of the quality of the lens and the correct exposure.

Regards

Reggi AKA The Cameraman

 

[trotsky]

Banger

Someone posted this a few months ago on here and I kept a copy:

I've seen 35mm slides, admittedly slow film and processed for minimum grain, blown up to about 3 foot by 4 foot, but that was getting (a) expensive and (b) clever. They were also only just "acceptable" (your mileage may vary, I'm not particularly picky).

 

[unhinged]

A lot of chaps seem to use this on their photos:

Genuine Fractals

I think you can get a "lite" version of it too. You might need paintshop pro to use it, I'm not sure.

 

[peteb478]

I've had a 6.3MP image (3072x2048, I think) printed at A1 size, which is 33inches by 22inches. No retouching done. Printed by Jessops on their photo-glossy paper using an inkjet printer. Cost me about 25 quid (but it was a half-price offer at the time ).

Although the printed dots per inch does't sound great (90ish) it's not a problem as you typically view large prints at 6+ft away rather than the few inches you do when holding 6x4 prints in your hand.

HTH
Pete

 

[(RIP) Kaister]

answer is still yes.

whem pushing ones boat 'out' - so to speak - hop in just at the last minute to avoid the awful wet sock syndrome
theres nothing worse than a days fshing with one wet boot.
other boaters can easily spot a twat from a wet boot.

have you got a boat ?
do you like fishing ?
are you a twat ?

 

[MikeO]

other boaters can easily spot a twat from a wet boot.

Twats are easy to spot.

Mike

 

[Hedgehog]

Digital...

1. Enlarge it in PShop/PSP or whatever (GenuineFractals if you can get hold of a copy) to the correct size for about 200dpi (for photo printing you ideally need between 200 & 300 dpi). Thats about a 300% enlargement on a 4mp pic but you might get away with a 200% (around 140dpi). The prog will interpolate the file to smooth out the pixels... but of course it can't fill in detail that wasn't there.

2. Now look at it at 100% magnification on the screen... if it looks crap then the print's gonna look crap up close... but as said before, it all depends how closely it's going to be viewed.

 

[G.C.]

Whats about the maximum blow up size for a standard 35mm camera?
Or a 4 mega Digital?

I want something about 2.5 feet width and 2ft high.

Offcoarse i cant loose quality and want a standard size for around (approx) that size to fit in a standard frame without having one made

Am i pushing the boat out on this one?

Banger, I use a Finepix 4700zoom camera and have had shots enlarged to 20 x 30 using an on-line host, where, after uploading the host will let you know the maximum size without loosing definition. 20 x 30 cost came in at less than £20 from http://www.shutterfly.com/store/index.jsp

Is the finished size to be 2 x 2.5 ft ? Inc print mount and frame Or is this the size of the print?
The print I did at 20 x 30 finished at 30 x 40 and that’s big

G

 

[Jimb]

Banger, The lab will produce that from a 35mm neg or pos and from a 4mpx file, it won't be am optical enlargement but it will be a very high quality inkjet print and you won't see any difference, the software used is Genuine Fractals and the printer only needs a relatively small file, its a huge device with the computer built in to the printer.

Go see a good digital lab they will fix you up.

I have seen a 6mpx file printed 30 feet wide hung on building.

HTH

 

[Barrie]

Enlargements

Four million pixels will give a good A4 say, 10x8" images if the quality was good in the first place. I have had a double page spred out of 4m. pixels but is was newspaper quality, did not look too bad, even so.

35mm film goes to 16x20" if the original is good and chrisp.
That is not to say that you can not make a 48 sheet poster with a 35mm original but if you want a good sharp image 16x20''

I hope that helps.
Barrie.

 

[(RIP) Yosi]

Whats about the maximum blow up size for a standard 35mm camera?
Or a 4 mega Digital?

I want something about 2.5 feet width and 2ft high.

Offcoarse i cant loose quality and want a standard size for around (approx) that size to fit in a standard frame without having one made

Am i pushing the boat out on this one?

No. What's important is the printing resolution, not necesarely the amount of pixels.
Consumer cameras will, as a norm, save images at 72 dpi as the manufacturer is asuming the image is going to be shown on a monitor. For decent print, you'll need 300 dpi or more.
Look at the setting of your camera (RTFM) and see if you can set to a higher print resolution...
As for 35mm, we prnt as routine 12x36" from decent negatives/slides.
A decent scanner will scan your negative/slide to up to 4000 dpi which is enough for almost any size...

 

[Droopy Dick]

Whats about the maximum blow up size for a standard 35mm camera?
Or a 4 mega Digital?

I want something about 2.5 feet width and 2ft high.

Offcoarse i cant loose quality and want a standard size for around (approx) that size to fit in a standard frame without having one made

Am i pushing the boat out on this one?

Yes, on a 4.0 MP digital camera.

NO, if you're using a 35mm SLR with a high quality lens AND you use very slow film. Slow film is much finer granied than fast film and will stand greater enlargement. So you'll want ASA 24,50,64 type film. Best bet, IMHO is to use a slow slide film and to have prints made by the Cibachrome method - but at the size you've stated that will be expensive.

If you can get hold of a medium format (6cm x 6.cm ) or at a push the smaller 3.5 x 6 cm you'll easily be able to make prints the size you're asking for.

 

[Viking]

You dont say what your taking pics of, but if its possible stick the camera on a tripod, its certainly makes a differance with the end result the size you want. or as Droopy says, beg steal or borrow 6x6.. excellant results

 

[Banger]

Cheers guys gives me a rough idea of what to expect. All helpful apart from one but there is always one isn't there