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BigRed450
30th of June 2004 (Wed), 17:33
Well Folks, I just got back from town and I am impressed. I post processed the following image using the method I outlined a while back and had it enlarged to 13x19" on a Canon i9900 inkjet. There are no jaggies, no signs of oversharpening and no enhanced grain, yet its still sharp as a pin. BTW this image was shot at ISO 400 w/ my 10D and 28-135. There was No de-noising done to this image. I have done alot of 4x6 test proofs extracted from enlargements up to 29x44", but seeing a full size enlargement is unbelievable.. WOW..

http://users.air.on.ca/cbjaps/jtphotographic/images/motoXwebposter.jpg

The 8 color Canon i9900 will be my next printer......
blinking8s
30th of June 2004 (Wed), 17:40
nice shot, there is a big motorcross event here soon, i need to go...

i think the text you placed on the pic is extremely unattractive...guess its just not my style, but ive been getting into typography a lot lately, ive noticed that i critique just about everything i see that has writing on it now
MRCPhoto
30th of June 2004 (Wed), 17:54
When you took the shot, did you save it raw? Is that the right term? Sorry, trying to take in all this digital stuff! For a traditionalist like me, it's quite the work out.
Meesha
danik
30th of June 2004 (Wed), 18:56
Great Shot!!!

I have a bit of advice though, although the Canon i9900 is a nice printer.
I would highly recommend the Epson 2200. You can beat the amazing quality of this printer, it is the professional photographers choice.
BigRed450
30th of June 2004 (Wed), 19:31
nice shot, there is a big motorcross event here soon, i need to go...

i think the text you placed on the pic is extremely unattractive...guess its just not my style, but ive been getting into typography a lot lately, ive noticed that i critique just about everything i see that has writing on it now

Well thats a first! LOL never had anyone critique my text before. What type and style would you suggest? The original poster is just an ad for the Moto X events, however I am open to new ideas for the future. Thanks for your comments...
MrKickalot
30th of June 2004 (Wed), 19:32
IMHO unless you can't wait to see the pictures forget the printer!! I just sent a picture off to Shutterfly.com for a 20X30 print. AMAZING!! The detail is unbelievable. It is processed the same way they process regular 4 X 6 pictures!! The quality is outstanding even when you get very close to the picture. I only paid $22.00 for the print (found out I could have went to yorkphoto.com and got it for $13.99). Just a thought!!
BigRed450
30th of June 2004 (Wed), 19:33
When you took the shot, did you save it raw? Is that the right term? Sorry, trying to take in all this digital stuff! For a traditionalist like me, it's quite the work out.
Meesha

Meesha this image was saved as JPEG high fine only. I do not require Raw for the work I do...
BigRed450
30th of June 2004 (Wed), 19:37
Great Shot!!!

I have a bit of advice though, although the Canon i9900 is a nice printer.
I would highly recommend the Epson 2200. You can beat the amazing quality of this printer, it is the professional photographers choice.

Of course you are correct there danik, but alas, I don't do enough business at that size to justify rolling out too much cash for a printer. Thanks for your input.....
BigRed450
30th of June 2004 (Wed), 19:41
IMHO unless you can't wait to see the pictures forget the printer!! I just sent a picture off to Shutterfly.com for a 20X30 print. AMAZING!! The detail is unbelievable. It is processed the same way they process regular 4 X 6 pictures!! The quality is outstanding even when you get very close to the picture. I only paid $22.00 for the print (found out I could have went to yorkphoto.com and got it for $13.99). Just a thought!!

Thanks for the heads up. I had heard of places that do large prints for a good price in the US , but up here in Canada they are still pretty costly.....

True enough though, at that price I can get alot of prints done for the price of the printer......
where1
1st of July 2004 (Thu), 08:19
That is really an impressive photo for a raceway poster.
I'm glad to hear you like the lens. I received mine yesterday and am looking forward to using it as my new walk around lens.
dn7elson
1st of July 2004 (Thu), 10:28
I have a bit of advice though, although the Canon i9900 is a nice printer. I would highly recommend the Epson 2200. You can beat the amazing quality of this printer, it is the professional photographers choice.

Unfortunately, the Epson is also dog slow. Based on a ZDNet performance test, the Epson 2200 @ 1,440x720dpi took 3.8 minutes to print an 8"x10" vs. 1.5 minutes for the Canon S9000 @ 2,400x1200. The S9000 is two generations older than the new 8 color i9900.

Epson vs. others tends to become somewhat of a "religious" discussion, similar to Mac vs. PC :)
BigRed450
1st of July 2004 (Thu), 17:57
I'll have to agree with you there Dale. That i9900 spit out that 13x19" full color glossy in just about 2 minutes. Pretty impressive.

Where1.. You'll love that lens, its not an L ,but it certainly does a fine job and is very convenient...