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Printing for hanging on a wall in the home


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I know there are a number of threads but looking to see how big you can go for a lounge wall where you might look at the picture close up. Any experiences would be very helpful my printer is A2+ and that's easy for an M9 file with a loop so I know the MM files will go pretty big

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As big as you like; the viewing distance is related to the print size/resolution, hanging  on a wall you can upres quite a bit. With the Monochrom the detail is so plentiful that there are really no limits. Nobody needs a 300 DPI print @ 2x3 meters. Unless your guests climb sofas :lol:

 

Your professional printer will be able to advise you on this specific file and image.

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As big as you like; the viewing distance is related to the print size/resolution, hanging  on a wall you can upres quite a bit. With the Monochrom the detail is so plentiful that there are really no limits. Nobody needs a 300 DPI print @ 2x3 meters. Unless your guests climb sofas :lol:

 

Your professional printer will be able to advise you on this specific file and image.

 

 

They could climb worse...

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I did a little test and had a 1000 x 1000 pixel detail from a monochrom shot printed on 30x30cms. That's 80 dpi. It looked great, especially when you step one meter away, which you would normally do for a 2 x 3 meter shot. 

I did my little test after I saw the huge prints they show in the Leica showroom. I just had to see if there was some hidden trick involved there. There isn't. 80 dpi works well enough.

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I did a little test and had a 1000 x 1000 pixel detail from a monochrom shot printed on 30x30cms. That's 80 dpi. It looked great, especially when you step one meter away, which you would normally do for a 2 x 3 meter shot. 

I did my little test after I saw the huge prints they show in the Leica showroom. I just had to see if there was some hidden trick involved there. There isn't. 80 dpi works well enough.

It's all about striking a viable balance between dpi and viewing distance; that will vary from person to person depending on how demanding of image quality they are.

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