Bob, are you comparing the same image in each case? Or different
"samples"? If they're the same, did you also download the dpreview E1
image?
Asking because I'm always leery of comparisons based on variables.
BTW, Boodles? Brokers? Plymouth? ;o)
ScottGee1
On 11/9/06, Bob Whitmire <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> Well, I took Moose's advice and snagged some sample pics from Steve's
> Digicam reviews, one from the Canon 5D and one from the Nikon DC200. Both
> apparently are at the camera's native resolution. Both JPEGs. I took them
> into CS2 and resampled them to 20 inches wide using CS2's resampling engine.
> (With the E-1 I generally use Genuine Fractals because I get marginally
> better results, though it takes about a hundred times as long.)
>
> The 16x20 images from both the 5D and the D200 just freaking blew me away! I
> am most sad and sorry and downright depressed to report there is no
> comparison between the 5D, the D200 and the E-1. None. Zip. Nada. Well,
> there is a comparison, but it ain't good. Ain't good at all.
>
> As I am starting actually to sell more true 16x20s, this could have a
> significant impact on my abandonment of the E-1 system in terms of time
> frame, meaning I might have to order something this afternoon. <g>
>
> (Okay, no smartassed remarks such as "Of course the 10Mp or 12MP image is
> gonna blow up better than the 5MP image. I _know_ that. But confronting the
> evidence face to face is a mite different than knowing something
> intellectually. It's only 9:10 a.m. here, but I think I'm gonna go
> downstairs and mix me a gin and tonic and contemplate on this a while. Phew!
>
> --Bob
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