erl Posted December 27, 2013 Share #21 Posted December 27, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) With the M9, the biggest I have personally printed is A2. (on Epson 3800) It is clear to me that I was nowhere near the limit of acceptability. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted December 27, 2013 Posted December 27, 2013 Hi erl, Take a look here what's your biggest print with a M9 and MM?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
jaques Posted December 28, 2013 Share #22 Posted December 28, 2013 this one was pretty big not sure what you call this size- billboard? Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/218885-whats-your-biggest-print-with-a-m9-and-mm/?do=findComment&comment=2496454'>More sharing options...
Hamad Posted December 28, 2013 Share #23 Posted December 28, 2013 I have recently printed 24x36 with 75mm 2.5 ISO 100 M9. The prints are very good. Far better then what I expected. I used professional printers who do posters and enlargements. I don't know if it's printers who got a very good Mechine or it's the image quality. Hamad Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruniroquai Posted December 29, 2013 Author Share #24 Posted December 29, 2013 I'm amazed, really am. Thanks guys, I will order an Epson 3880 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
erl Posted December 30, 2013 Share #25 Posted December 30, 2013 I'm amazed, really am. Thanks guys, I will order an Epson 3880 Very nice choice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Printmaker Posted December 30, 2013 Share #26 Posted December 30, 2013 I've run 40x60 inch canvas which looks great. When printing on paper, I like to keep my M9 prints under 24x36 inches with 20x30, 16x24 and the native 14.45x21.7 or slightly smaller 14x21 being the prints I make most. If I'm printing a show, the matte and frame often dictate the print size. For example: 13x19 in an 18x24 inch matte and frame or 20x30 in a 24x36 or 30x40 inch frame. Custom framing costs a fortune on this island, so I try to go with off-the-shelf options. Only a few frame sizes will work with 2x3 proportional prints. 20x30 in a 30x40 frame looks great if you like the look of a generous matte. I've also constructed reverse frames where 1x2 inch wood is used for the frame and a 24x36 inch masonite is attached to the face. A 24x36 inch print is then flush mounted with an archival glue and the edges blackened with a sharpie. The end result is a floating 24x36 inch print. Of course, the print needs to be coated, sprayed or laminated to withstand the years of cleaning abuse in its future. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Printmaker Posted December 30, 2013 Share #27 Posted December 30, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) If you have no experience in printing large and as really large format printers are far too expensive for casual use - a 44” printer will set you back about 6000 $ and reserve another 1000 for papers and ink-... And do read the post on size and resampling here: http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/digital-post-processing-forum/115989-digital-printing-pixels-resolution-resampling.html FYI: My big Epsons take about $1,300/$1,500 in ink to fill and a roll or two of 44 inch photo paper will bring that figure to well over $2,000. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
erl Posted December 30, 2013 Share #28 Posted December 30, 2013 FYI: My big Epsons take about $1,300/$1,500 in ink to fill and a roll or two of 44 inch photo paper will bring that figure to well over $2,000. That sounds expensive on the surface, but per square foot/metre it really is cheaper than my Medium size Epson3800, isn't it? Excluding the initial outlay. I would love to be able to justify a larger printer. Love big prints. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
2wk Posted January 1, 2014 Share #29 Posted January 1, 2014 I have a Epson 9600 Pro. I recently printed a Monochrom file 42" wide and it held up amazing. It looks much, much better than when I print from a 6x7 scan from my v750. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblutter Posted January 2, 2014 Share #30 Posted January 2, 2014 +1 3880 - terrific Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Printmaker Posted January 2, 2014 Share #31 Posted January 2, 2014 That sounds expensive on the surface, but per square foot/metre it really is cheaper than my Medium size Epson3800, isn't it?Excluding the initial outlay. I would love to be able to justify a larger printer. Love big prints. We calculate our ink cost at .35 to .45 per square foot depending on the media. This figure also depends on the machine and the size of the cartridge. The 9900 requires two extra cartridges (orange and green) which adds to the ink cost. The 9890 takes less ink and the results are the same in 99% of the prints. Running canvas requires coating for maximum life span. We give canvas 3 thin coats of satin varnish which adds .10 per square foot. A few paper suppliers will list a per square foot cost in their catalogs. Typically, photo papers run anywhere from $1 to $3 per square foot. I add 30% for shipping and 15 to 30% for waste as not every job fits neatly on a 44 inch roll. And, because most of my customers are artists or galleries, I add another 30% for makeovers in my final price calculation. But then again, I'm often more fussy than my customers and no print leaves my studio unless it is perfect. You will save money by using a larger and modern printer but they need to run. My printers run 10 to 12 rolls per month. If you let them sit too long you will have nothing but problems. If you only print a few times in a month, better off getting a set of Cone refillable cleaning cartridges. Load them in before you shut down for an extended period and flush the ink out of your machine. This will keep your printer running like new for years. Good luck! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einst_Stein Posted January 4, 2014 Share #32 Posted January 4, 2014 I'm thinking work with digital for a while and make a project here in my little town, of two pictures for each people, character of here. Well, I have no access to a darkroom and good labs around here so I'm thinking to use digital for the whole project. A head portrait and a enviroment portrait would be the pictures for each person. How big Could You print with digital? What is the quality in terms of tones, deep of color and greys and sharpness? compare to analog? What print would you recommend and which papers? I already have an Eizo CG246W , great quality one. Thanks! I print with Epson 3880: 17"x25" for non-cropped. 17"x34" for cropped. The limit is in my printer. can go bigger If I can access to a wider printer. If I have a 24" printer, I can go: 24"x36" for no-cropped, 24"x60" for cropped panoramic. But then the limit will be the size of my wall, not the printer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyalf Posted January 7, 2014 Share #33 Posted January 7, 2014 1m (long side). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manolo Laguillo Posted January 7, 2014 Share #34 Posted January 7, 2014 MM picture: 2,00 m long side. Inkjet from Lightroom, which did all the upsampling calculations. Could have been even bigger without problems. M9 picture: 1,50 m long side. Beautifully upsampled by the Durst Lambda computer itself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitalpowershot Posted January 10, 2014 Share #35 Posted January 10, 2014 A2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruniroquai Posted May 14, 2014 Author Share #36 Posted May 14, 2014 Done, for the first time, I'm amazed by the quality and how it could looks like a wet print! First not mine, a gift from my good friend efrain and second one, He himself, taken by me with a MM and Nocti 1.0 IMG_1482 por Bruno Gracia, en Flickr IMG_0993 por Bruno Gracia, en Flickr Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFH Posted May 15, 2014 Share #37 Posted May 15, 2014 I recently made a 80x120 cm colour print from my M9, which came out just fine. The bigger you print, the more you will see any imperfections in the image, so you need good, crisp files to begin with. But as others have already mentioned, the perceived sharpness of a print also depends on the viewing distance. A 50 dpi print looks fine if you step back far enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryMulcahey Posted May 15, 2014 Share #38 Posted May 15, 2014 Just had two prints done on a an Epson 44" printer. Both 24x36 inch. Very impressed with what the MM is capable of. Shot with a Zeiss 50/2 @ iso 400 hand held. At that size the prints do really start to look more like I was shooting film. Did the same to prints on a new HP at a demo. Different paper. Sharpness was there and a little better shadow detail but overall I think the Epson printer made a better B&W print. But to be fair I process to print on Epson printers. I would have to make some adjustment and use a better paper than what was used at the HP demo and I think I could get the same feel as the Epson. Also I have been printing on some Epson Matte paper on my 3800. That is very new to me. I have always used gloss paper. I'm starting to like the look of the MM files on the surface. After 44 years as a photographer, the MM is my first Leica. After one year with it, I fall in love with it a little more every time I pick it up. G Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruniroquai Posted May 15, 2014 Author Share #39 Posted May 15, 2014 thanks for your kind comments. I'm starting to appreciate this jewell, never did. Papers: Canson baryta and Hahnemüle photorag, I think.. Better light: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manolo Laguillo Posted May 16, 2014 Share #40 Posted May 16, 2014 In these weeks I am printing MM photographs on Museo Silver Rag. The prints are very nice! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.