20D Max Print Size

I have some really good pictures (or at least I think so) of the Grand Canyon taken with my 20D. It was on tripod with remote, so no camera shake, very clear images.

Anyway wondering if anyone has any experience with 20D and how large you can go without losing image quality. I was thinking along the lines of 16x20 or 20x24.

A 16x20 would give 175 dpi at standard res. But given you would be looking at it froma distance this would prob be fine. Or you could upres it... latest algorithms are pretty sophisticated. Check out luminous landscape (I think) for a good article on upsizing.

EOSAddict wrote in post #3548508
A 16x20 would give 175 dpi at standard res. But given you would be looking at it froma distance this would prob be fine. Or you could upres it... latest algorithms are pretty sophisticated. Check out luminous landscape (I think) for a good article on upsizing.

To put this in prespective what would the dpi be at an 8x12

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easy to work out. A 20D image is 3504 px on long side. Simply divide one by other.

Print as big as you like, the bigger the print the further back you stand to look at it, so it evens itself out. Make wallpaper out of it if you want. I have 40" prints that look great.

I wonder how many times i've answered this question...

I've got what must be a 20"x30" hanging on someone's wall and it looks bloody awesome, even from closer than you should be viewing it. 8mp will stretch quite a way, especially if it's on a wall and you aren't going to be sticking your face right up to it

Also, I've seen a Digital Rebel (300D) photo (6mp) upsized a little and blown up to be several feet a side.. I've never looked at it from closer than, say, 3 metres but it also looks darn good.

I have a 20x30" print from a 6MP 300D/Digital Rebel on my wall at home, it looks absolutely fantastic. I have another in my office where I meet my wedding customers done from the 20D printed 30x17" on an inkjet printer, everyone loves it, and quite a few people say they'd like to buy it (until I tell them the price).

tim wrote in post #3550705
I have a 20x30" print from a 6MP 300D/Digital Rebel on my wall at home, it looks absolutely fantastic.

Same here! I have sold many 30"x20" taken with my 300D, including 6 to my workplace and they look superb! They hang in the boardroom and employees/clients alike ask about. NO ONE has mentioned the quality cause they are viewed a few feet away.

If you have some "spare cash" then why don't you print out posters for yourself and see? Pick pictures you do really like and hang them up, I have! It gives you experience and confidence if you have not done this commercially.

A buddy of mine who is a pro shooter in Germany uses has used Canon digital since the 10D. That was a 6 megapixels sensor with a 1.6 crop factor. Most of his shooting is for "Outdoor Advertising" (billboards). Those 10D shots were regularly blown up to 5 x 8 meters - about 15 by 25 feet. Seeing that that was a 10D, the 20D would be even better.

The reality is this: you can print as big as you want.

Rad

I love this thread! Anyone in the UK should be as frustrated as me by the latest Practical Photography Magazine review of the 30D vs D200 et al where it says the picture quality of the 30D suffers compared because it struggles to blow up to A3 size! lol

EOSAddict wrote in post #3552545
I love this thread! Anyone in the UK should be as frustrated as me by the latest Practical Photography Magazine review of the 30D vs D200 et al where it says the picture quality of the 30D suffers compared because it struggles to blow up to A3 size! lol

The reviewer wasn't Ken Rockwell was it?


(Sorry, couldn't stop myself!)