On 28 Jul 2004 at 13:49, Tom Addison wrote: > --- Lon Williamson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So, Rob, > William, JCO, et al - > > How much of an enlargement do you feel you can get > > with > > landscapes from 35mm before you're disappointed? > > 5x7? > > 8x10? Surely not 11x14, or so I would think. > > > > I've only ever shot 35mm, so I'd like to know your > > personal experience. > > > the maths* suggest that around 12inches along the long > side is the limit, and I have had some good prints > from Fuji Velvia of technical shots enlarged to this > size. Landscape depends a lot on the subject and > the viewer, one chap I know has a huge print of a > local beach at sunset over his mantle, must be 3x2 > feet at least, looks fine, very attractive, of course, > if you get up close you can almost count the grains...
Handheld shots using the A16/2.8 fisheye on K25 at 910mm/34" on the long side with pretty impressive resolution. > Cheers from Tom who has been far to busy doing music > and stuff for the 50th aniversary of Sidmouth Folk > Festival to do more than take a few snaps with the > *istD let alone finish setting up his darkroom and > take some 5x7s.... I've got some nice 67 Provia slides of Sidmouth Beach early morning, even managed to catch a full rainbow with my 43mm :-) Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
