HpS Posted June 27, 2019 Share #1 Posted June 27, 2019 Advertisement (gone after registration) Anyone here tried to make a large sized digital print and your experience please? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tamas Posted June 27, 2019 Share #2 Posted June 27, 2019 Hello, If it helps you, the attached is an proximately 50% cropped photo taken with my humble 5mb Digilux 2 which I had printed out to 60 X 60cm on canvas. 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! 1 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/298707-largest-print-size-from-a-d-lux-7/?do=findComment&comment=3767154'>More sharing options...
HpS Posted June 27, 2019 Author Share #3 Posted June 27, 2019 (edited) 60 x 60 cms is about 24 x 24 inches right. When you say '~50% cropped' I presume you are saying you used only 50% of the image or are you saying you have cropped 50% of the print you have posted here? And did you use a tripod for this shot? Thanks for replying. 2 hours ago, tamas said: Hello, If it helps you, the attached is an proximately 50% cropped photo taken with my humble 5mb Digilux 2 which I had printed out to 60 X 60cm on canvas. 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! Edited June 27, 2019 by HpS Added a line Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamas Posted June 27, 2019 Share #4 Posted June 27, 2019 Correct on the first part 50% cropped in Lightroom. Hand held. and yes approx 24 X24 inches. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamas Posted June 27, 2019 Share #5 Posted June 27, 2019 One last post. Found this pic of it; pride of place in the holiday home. M9 35mm Summilux. (Ps In case you are wondering. The reason the door on the right looks wider than the other is because it is 😉 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! 1 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/298707-largest-print-size-from-a-d-lux-7/?do=findComment&comment=3767284'>More sharing options...
tamas Posted June 27, 2019 Share #6 Posted June 27, 2019 DOH! Make that the left!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HpS Posted June 27, 2019 Author Share #7 Posted June 27, 2019 Advertisement (gone after registration) Great. Many thanks for the info. So its not difficult to extrapolate the quality of the D Lux-7, I would say. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Richardson Posted June 27, 2019 Share #8 Posted June 27, 2019 Hi HpS. I do not have direct experience with the D-Lux 7, but I work as an exhibition printer. Unfortunately, it is hard to say how large an image can be printed without seeing the photo in question. The size something can be enlarged will depend largely on how many pixels you begin with (17 million in this case), but also to a large degree on how good those pixels are, and what the subject matter is. Whenever you enlarge an image past it's original size at 150 dpi or so, you start to see a noticeable loss in detail, and you also start to notice the quality at 100%. If there is softness, noise, digital artifacts etc, they will all become visible. That said, if you have a photo without a lot of high frequency detail (such as a portrait or abstract image), proper enlarging and printing technique can enlarge it very large. Though I have not used the D-Lux 7, it appears to be based on a micro 4/3rds sensor at 17mp. My suspicion is that if you have enough light, no motion blur, and a sharp photo, you should be able to enlarge it quite well to 50x75cm. Larger than that might put more strain on the image. With respect to Tamas, making a 24x24 inch photo from a 2.5 megapixel file is unlikely to yield a detailed print, but it may be perfectly nice depending on the subject matter, viewing distance and eye of the beholder. My size advice is based a bit more conservatively (though not very conservatively, in which case I would probably advise no larger than 40x60cm). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamas Posted June 28, 2019 Share #9 Posted June 28, 2019 Stuart hello, Your are right quite about the quality of the print obtainable given the limited pixel count. I was not aiming for or expecting a sharply detailed print rather something sort of semi abstract. And in order to try both to disguise the consequence of the cropping and enhance the appearance of the subject matter ( attempting to give it a three dimentional sort of look) got it printed onto canvas for texture rather that glossy photo paper. As a result walking past it and viewing it, it looks to me more natural ( just as I saw it) than it would have on glossy. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HpS Posted June 28, 2019 Author Share #10 Posted June 28, 2019 Gentlemen, If we are talking technically, I am thinking of an image shot on RAW, to begin with, then worked upon in a TIFF file at a resolution of 300, shot on a tripod and at an ISO of no more than 400. If tamas has managed a 60 x 60 Cm print, that sounds very encouraging don't you think Stuart? Then it could go much larger I imagine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Richardson Posted June 28, 2019 Share #11 Posted June 28, 2019 Again, with respect to Tamas, I do not suspect that most of my clients would be satisfied with the results of a 60x60cm print from 2mp. But given the right image, and the right expectations, it may work. I stand by what I wrote in my first message. If you are curious to see a rough preview of what you might expect, I would encourage you to look at the print size command in photoshop. If you put in the proper information about the size and resolution of your monitor (usually you can find this from the manufacturer), photoshop can display the image at the final size. This makes it a bit easier to visualize what to expect from a given size. Obviously, for prints larger than the monitor you will be looking at a crop. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HpS Posted July 1, 2019 Author Share #12 Posted July 1, 2019 (edited) Thank you Stuart for your inputs. Incidentally, I changed the photoshop resolution settings as you describe above, for my monitor pixel width of 2560 but my View Print Size now shows the print a bit larger than the actual size, with view percentage at approximately 75%!! Did you ever face such a situation? Edited July 1, 2019 by HpS typo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Richardson Posted July 1, 2019 Share #13 Posted July 1, 2019 Hi HpS. Did you set the correct DPI for the monitor? You need to enter the dpi as well as the pixel count. You can find a calculator here. Having done that, I have not had any problems. If you still do, I am not sure how else to help... https://www.sven.de/dpi/ Best, Stuart Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrethorst Posted July 9, 2019 Share #14 Posted July 9, 2019 Tamas, I wonder if you could re-post your photo of rocks and water to the "Do Digilux 2 Photos Have Distinctive Look" thread. A lot of D2 owners, such as me, may have thought their 5mp cameras wouldn't support that large a print. A technician in a photo shop once looked at one of my files and told me it would print to 18 x 24 inches, which I was glad to hear, but I haven't tried it. Looking at your shot, I now think I will. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HpS Posted July 10, 2019 Author Share #15 Posted July 10, 2019 On 7/2/2019 at 12:02 AM, Stuart Richardson said: Hi HpS. Did you set the correct DPI for the monitor? You need to enter the dpi as well as the pixel count. You can find a calculator here. Having done that, I have not had any problems. If you still do, I am not sure how else to help... https://www.sven.de/dpi/ Best, Stuart Yes, the DPI for a macbook Pro 13 in., is 227 and I added that. I also notice I can view nearly the actual size by manuall adjusting the view setting to 38% zoom. Something is amiss!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Richardson Posted July 10, 2019 Share #16 Posted July 10, 2019 Hmm, My best guess is that it might have something to do with the scaling of the screen size by Mac OS. With their retina screens, you are not always seeing the true resolution. For example, in the 5K iMac you usually are not looking at it without scaling, because if they did not use scaling the text and interface would be tiny. Perhaps your computer is doing something like that. Sorry, I wish I could help more! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HpS Posted July 11, 2019 Author Share #17 Posted July 11, 2019 You've already been of much help, thanks Stuart. If I discover more on this I shall post here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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