likealot Posted July 24, 2018 Share #1 Posted July 24, 2018 Advertisement (gone after registration) Despite all the good will sometimes it is really difficult for me to walk near enough to an object in order to take the photo that I want. I was wondering how much can I zoom in on a Leica image to compensate for this without losing too much quality? The maximum size I would print these images would probably be 8x10". Is there a website somewhere that might provide a simulator for this kind of thing? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted July 24, 2018 Posted July 24, 2018 Hi likealot, Take a look here How much can I zoom in on a Q file?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
SonomaBear Posted July 24, 2018 Share #2 Posted July 24, 2018 I am comfortable printing 8x10 (even 13"x19" occasionally) from the 50mm electronic "crop" when using DNG files. Not so much much with JPEGs. Not sure, but I think that the 50mm crop renders a crop of 8MP. We certainly sold images when our digitals were only 8 or 12 MP, had sensors with far less image quality, and lenses were nowhere like the 28mm Summilux! {Of course, you could get the Leica SL with 90~280... its only money. } 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK! Posted July 24, 2018 Share #3 Posted July 24, 2018 {Of course, you could get the Leica SL with 90~280... its only money. }[/Quote And weight... Tk 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leica Guy Posted July 24, 2018 Share #4 Posted July 24, 2018 (edited) I find the Q to be sharper than my Canon 5D3 files and i can push sharpening them more without artifacts. I also recently discovered a program, BenVista’s PhotoZoom Pro 7, that is excellent at upsizing images with minimal artifacts. I’ve been successful enlarging 4X and frankly still cannot believe how good the images look. I have no association with that company so my opinion is strictly based upon my personal experience. They offer a free trial, so you might give it a look. A 50mm crop yields roughly a 2000x3000 pixel image. Assuming you print at 240 pixels per inch you can without enlarging print an 8”x10” successfully. I cannot bring myself to believe you could really 4X that, but perhaps you could be satisfied with a 16”x24” using the upsize SW. I’ve also seen some good results from LR enlarging images, but I’d consider it inferior to the PhotoZoom Pro 7. My 2 cents. So much depends on how much of a pixel peeper one is. I’d be curious on what you ultimately conclude is acceptable. Thanks. Edited July 24, 2018 by Infiniumguy 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
beez Posted July 29, 2018 Share #5 Posted July 29, 2018 I've had great success using Alien Skin's Blow Up 3 plug in software for Photoshop making big enlargements. 3x/4x look great using this. For any of these you need to start with an DNG file. If you start with a JPEG, it will have compression artifacts - even a max quality - you may not see them, but when you low them up, you definitely will. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Chef Posted August 2, 2018 Share #6 Posted August 2, 2018 Would not ISO setting affect image quality too? I would have thought you would see a difference cropping from 28 to 50 if the ISO was 6400 vs 100. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leica Guy Posted August 2, 2018 Share #7 Posted August 2, 2018 Advertisement (gone after registration) Would not ISO setting affect image quality too? I would have thought you would see a difference cropping from 28 to 50 if the ISO was 6400 vs 100. I agree. Managing the noise at ISO 6400 would soften the image. The resolution would still be there, but the overall image might not be as impressive although clearly sometimes a certain quality of the image can be achieved by softening. It’s all ultimately art and what is desired. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonomaBear Posted August 2, 2018 Share #8 Posted August 2, 2018 I also enjoy BenVista’s PhotoZoom Pro 7 when I need extreme enlargement -- but the DNG has to be nearly perfect out of the camera. Imperfections are enlarged so let's minimize them at the start! My advice is to: (1) crop a virtual copy of the DNG and export; (2) Photozoom new file to new size; (3) Import the resulting image ; (4) Edit the resultant file rather than the original crop. This process minimizes the magnifying of imperfections. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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