Richard Cooper <cooperin@frontiernet.net> wrote/replied to: > >Just to add my $1.00 worth. >I use an Epson 1280 set to 1440 X 720 and use the Epson inks and Epson heavy >weight matt photo paper. I import my images using the Epson Print Image >Matching plug-in for photoshop. >I have recorded on my Sony DSC F707 (5MP) camera both TIFF and JPEG images. >I have compared the final print from the TIFF image file of 11MB vs the JPEG >image file of 3MB and there is no visual difference. >The DPI is about 250 and it appears that the 1280 injet printer can produce >excellent results at this level. The high resolution image matches what I >saw when the image was captured. >Richard Cooper and mine... I just printed two photos on A4 paper with my Epson PM890C. One was a 240 meg TIF file from a 4 by 5 tranny scan. It was sent to printer at around 1100 dpi. The other was a 21 meg TIF file from a 35mm negative scan. It went to printer at 360 dpi. BIG HUGE FREAKING DIFFERENCE! Both were printed at 28800 on Photo Paper and both look real nice by naked eye viewing at 2 feet. But even at this distance, one can easily see much more detail in the larger file. Under a 10X loupe, the larger file has incredible detail. Now if both are hung on a wall, most observers would likely notice a quality difference, but most would say both are nice prints. So basically what I'm saying is there is way more than 360 dpi that these printers can reproduce. Bigger is always better. "take every day as a gift, never get angry at the idiotic mass of humanity, delight in the craftsmanship of BMW and nature" Jim Davis, 2002
