Backpage Posted January 18, 2011 Share #1 Posted January 18, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) I’ve been wondering… Will a plumb-bob (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plumb-bob ) make my pictures straighter? Will Lindsey Lohan stay out of rehab? Does a pin-hole camera have better bokeh than a $4000 Summilux, if it has the correctly shaped hole? Actually, I’ve been wondering how many X1 forum members are making prints? Or how many of you primarily use the web to display your work? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted January 18, 2011 Posted January 18, 2011 Hi Backpage, Take a look here Do You Make Prints?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
robert blu Posted January 18, 2011 Share #2 Posted January 18, 2011 My own statement when I enter the pure digital world is to make always some print on photo paper from each photo-session. Maybe a small one (10x15 cm), maybe 1 from 10 or 50 shots, but a real photo print. I like to have in my hands. And this will be found in future, in an old shoes box or in an album or somewhere... Probably it is because of my age... robert Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeTexas Posted January 18, 2011 Share #3 Posted January 18, 2011 I can't remember the last time I had prints made to flip through or for an album. It's been years. For work I'll have FastSigns blow up photos on foamcore for framing in the office or for events/exhibitions. Of course, we also use photos in brochures and the annual report, but they just get included in the pagination. It's not like we have to have them printed separately. At home if I'm helping someone with a portfolio or I have something I want to frame, I'll just use my Canon inkjet printer and photo paper. It's not archival quality, but I update the photos on my walls every year or two. Besides, that's all Walgreens and CVS are doing with digital photos now anyway. They just have inkjet kiosks in the store. If I want an actual "developed" photograph made from my digital file, I have to go to Wolf/Ritz Camera. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsrockit Posted January 18, 2011 Share #4 Posted January 18, 2011 I make prints using a HP 13x19" printer... I think it is cool to see them and they still look different than what is on your screen... a different feel to the image. I will never work in a wet darkroom again, but I do like to see my work as prints still. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
prk60091 Posted January 18, 2011 Share #5 Posted January 18, 2011 as i have gotten better (at least as judged by my wife) she has requested copies of several of my images to hang on the wall i use whcc to order up my prints- good and reliable... most of my images go right to a kodakpulse frame right from my ipad- (which by the way has an amazing OLED screen) and it is placed where she can see it while reading or needlepointing or just watching tv Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezc203 Posted January 18, 2011 Share #6 Posted January 18, 2011 To be honest, as much as I love my X1 and the photos it take, I haven't had any that I wanted to make prints from... Yet! But that said, I have made prints from my M8 (max to a 20x14 size) and I have to say the results are excellent. I suspect the X1 (with its larger files) would be just as good, if not even better. Will probably pick out one or two photos to make some prints and let you guys know the results! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
h00ligan Posted January 18, 2011 Share #7 Posted January 18, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) I've been collecting shots to decide what to print.. I have 3 I want to print right now, 1 from the x1 and 2 from the 7d. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravinj Posted January 18, 2011 Share #8 Posted January 18, 2011 Yes. 4x6s, 8x10s as well as large poster prints, some of which have been given as gifts to friends. There is nothing like enjoying the prints in an album with family and with the X1, the prints are absolutely worth it. Stunning to say the least (if printed properly). As for Lindsay Lohan, I hope the redhead stays out of trouble. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanJW Posted January 18, 2011 Share #9 Posted January 18, 2011 I grew up with film. Without a print there was no image to display, so I print many images. They look different, especially where the impact of an image comes in part from its size. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portobello Posted January 20, 2011 Share #10 Posted January 20, 2011 Canon iP100 + Ilford Galerie Smooth Pearl Finish (Matte) Just get it... your X1 will thank you. Amazon.com: Ilford Galerie 4 x 6 Inch Smooth Pearl Paper 100 Sheets (1141216): Office Products Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
h00ligan Posted January 20, 2011 Share #11 Posted January 20, 2011 is 4x6 the max size? I'm thinking of getting a printer that can handle large prints.. but not sure which, or if it's worth it for how little i print, vs having prints made at a local camera store. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
prk60091 Posted January 20, 2011 Share #12 Posted January 20, 2011 is 4x6 the max size? I'm thinking of getting a printer that can handle large prints.. but not sure which, or if it's worth it for how little i print, vs having prints made at a local camera store. which is why i now send my images to whcc.com (really any online or store ) i have had 2 "photo" printers 1 was an epson that i could never get to work consistently with my old windows 98 machine....and then i had a hp printer for 4x6 prints which took about 75-90 seconds per print on my old windows xp machine ......way too slow for me i am sure printing technology has become better in the past 5-10 years - and might be different on my os x snow leopard machine but- i now leave printing to the experts.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeTexas Posted January 21, 2011 Share #13 Posted January 21, 2011 I had a crazy fujifilm printer in the early 2000s that actually had lights inside of it and developed special paper. When you hit print all this blue light would shoot out of the cracks, and it would shake around. It was quite the sight to see. (Coincidentally, that was during the same time period that the Fujifilm f4700 was also built for Leica.) The resolution of the prints was a bit lacking although they had a very cool, stylistic look. It could only do 4x6 or smaller though, and the paper ended up being expensive and hard to find after a couple years. Then I could only find expired paper, which developed with big splotches, so I eventually threw the thing away. Kind of sad because it would have been very cool if it had hit the mainstream and technology had gone that way. I've had several different generations of HPs and Epsons, but my Canon MP160 has definitely been the best inkjet printer I've ever owned. It does borderless up to 8.5 x 14 (US Legal), but if I'm making prints at home, I never go bigger than 8 x 10. It's just not cost effective to go larger. It costs me $40 to replace my ink cartridges, and if I start printing something large, then realize the color isn't calibrated and I want to redo it or run out of ink halfway or smear it because I touched it too soon -- it's just not worth it. I use a company called FastSigns for work all the time. A 24 x 36 mounted print is only $70. Plus, if I don't like the color, if there's any banding, if they screw something up, I don't eat the cost of reprinting it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsungtak Posted January 24, 2011 Share #14 Posted January 24, 2011 I have made many prints, ranging from 9x12 to 24x36inches. The 24x36 inch prints people can't believe that came from a point and shoot. One of my 24x36 prints was shot at night outside hand held and at 3200 iso. When I printed tje images they looked so much better then computer screen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brill64 Posted January 25, 2011 Share #15 Posted January 25, 2011 having a print in the hand, mounted and under a frame gives the eyes a feast and lifts the heart for any photographer satisfied that he has done his job to the best of his ability. any kind or output size of photo printer at home gives you the space to re-evaluate your image and imbue it with a personally motivated meaning that you're trying to convey, in a way that an output center, unless carefully briefed, might fail to convey. it's sometimes a very personal experience. it can also agreeably be a costly exercise filled with possible mistakes but not every image you take is worthy of or suitable for printing. sometimes, viewing on a screen or for web is all that's necessary to give it all the accreditation it needs. occasionally an image will hit the emotional sweet spot and cries out to be made into a physical, beautiful "thing". for me it's about that. an essential final stage. it's not (for me) a question of whether the camera is suitable for making larger prints however i would say without a doubt that the files from the x1 make fabulous large prints. it's a psychophysiological experience. whether the relationship with your x1 can take you on to that is entirely up to you. in my experience, it's definitely worth to go ahead and try.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portobello Posted January 25, 2011 Share #16 Posted January 25, 2011 I make it a very important part of my creative process to print photos. A lot of the magic is lost by viewing photos on screen. I've printed many point and shoot cameras at 24 x 36 and if the viewing distance is a couple feet away, no one will be able to notice the low resolution. Just be sure to take into account the viewing distance the photos will get. If you're putting it up high or far away, then most viewers won't see any difference. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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