Prints with a M8?

[bebert]

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Hi,

 

Congratulation and many thanks to all the reviewers.

 

One question for me before ordering a M8 : is there any of the forum members who has made b&w fine-art prints from a M8 file?

 

I can understand that the discussions about 8-bit vs 16-bit or about high ISO are key for most of us (at least to understand Leica's choice), but a good shoot with a good camera shall IMO result in an outstanding 13' x 19' print.

 

What is your experience?

 

JM Humbert

Paris, France

[jrgeoffrion]

Hi,

 

Congratulation and many thanks to all the reviewers.

 

One question for me before ordering a M8 : is there any of the forum members who has made b&w fine-art prints from a M8 file?

 

I can understand that the discussions about 8-bit vs 16-bit or about high ISO are key for most of us (at least to understand Leica's choice), but a good shoot with a good camera shall IMO result in an outstanding 13' x 19' print.

 

What is your experience?

 

JM Humbert

Paris, France

 

Since the DMR creates stunning 13"x19", I expect nothing less from the M8.

[pascal_meheut]

Same for me. I have no candidate yet in the pictures I shot with the M8 for such a print but I did a quick comparison with the DMR: same file quality.

 

Anyway, a B&W print will say more about the color->B&W conversion and the printing technique & equipment than about the M8.

[earleygallery]

Indeed, the file should be about as good as it gets (for the sensor size) but it will be very much a case of the post processing/printing decisions you make.