40D in print

Transitioning from 35mm, can someone give me some insight on print quality from the 40D? If at RAW, the image will print A3 and above sizes, how big will it actually go? How does post processing affect print quality at larger sizes?

Can't comment on the 40D, but recently did some 30x20" prints from my 30D and they look superb.

How large can I go with RAW including minimal post processing just to make exposure and color corrections?

RAW doesn't makew any difference to print size. You will need to convert to JPG or TIFF anyway to print (unless you use Lightroom). It's the resolution that counts. Work on 300dpi for smallish prints and you can scale that down for larger prints without too much noticeable effect on the image.

I printed up to 23x36 from my 300D w/ 6.3 megapixels... You should be able to go plenty big.

Yes... I would postprocess a RAW and save as .tiff before printing. I'm just wondering if I can do poster size, or is that really for professional cameras

Like I said a 8MP 30D will do 30x20 with ease. Brad has done 36x23 from 6.3MP. Work that out for 10MP Should not be a problem.

Reign wrote in post #3956069
Yes... I would postprocess a RAW and save as .tiff before printing. I'm just wondering if I can do poster size, or is that really for professional cameras

I would consider the 40D a professional camera. It is classified as a "prosumer". You should have no trouble with prints of poster size from the 40D.

whoa the 40D will definately print up a bigger than real-life size

Thank you!

I also printed many 20x30 pictures with the 30D without any problems. They were all for customers and never had a complaint. I would think 24x36 would be easy to achieve on the 40D with a good image.

I have done 30x20" with the 350D no problems. The resolution holds up better then film in my experience when you go over about 16x12".