I sent off some files for 10x8 printing on a Fuji Frontier and have not been
too impressed.. they are 'better' than I get off my Epson 880 but not enough
to really justify the effort.
The guy who printed them asked whether the file were interpolated - can
anybody explain what that is / how and why it is done please - and also
suggested that I leave sharpening to him. I don't doubt the guys sincerity
at all, just trying to understand why.
Does anybody have an idiot's guide to getting quality prints from digit
files? I've got the files to where I want, I need to improve print quality.
Ian
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of C.H.Ling
Sent: 17 December 2002 10:07
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [OM] Digital vs. film
I also think the printing cost is very high if you do it by inkjet but
some people seems have better experience. I also feel the inkjet paper
doesn't have the real look and feel as traditional photo paper. Anyway
now I only use Fuji Frontier output, the cost is only around $0.13 for
each 4x6" and $2 for a 8x10 and it is true photographic paper!
C.H.Ling
"Gareth.J.Martin" wrote:
>
> I forgot to mention the cost of printing the images etc in my
> description. I'm with you though as for serious quality work there is
> nothing better than film. Digital always seems like painting by numbers
> to me but with emulsions you've actually got to "paint" the picture. I
> find a lot of fun in that and the learning experience is much more
pleasant.
>
> Best Wishes,
> Gareth.
>
> >I think it is not accurate to say digital is overpriced, overprice
> >usually means someone is making unreasonable high profit but I think
> >most manufacturers are not. It is the price you have to pay for any
> >front end products, just like the PDA. For the same money you will not
> >get the same quality result as film camera that is for sure. It is the
> >other features that you have to pay just like instant result and no
> >need for scanning when you want to email to a friend.
> >
> >I think there are many list members have digital camera and some of
> >them have mentioned how they complement each other. For me digital is
> >mainly for family and ebay sales :-) Sometime for shows (fashion and
> >other expo) where it is just for fun and I can shoot a lot without
> >worry about film and processing cost. For serious works and travel
> >that is always the job of OM... and my young son will carry my once
> >very expensive toy (C2000) for snap.
> >
> >C.H.Ling
> >
> >
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