Just the other day I decided to have one of my Steeplechase photos
printed at poster size (24" x 36"). The local Ritz Camera has an
Epson 7800 which they use for such things so I figured I'd give em a
try. They allow you to upload the pic to them online and then simply
go to pick it up.
They charge $39.95 for a 24" x 36" print. www.ritzpix.com
I sized the print for printing at 160dpi.
The common wisdom says that you should print your photos at a
resolution of at least 300dpi to attain "photo quality" results. I've
known for quite a while now that this is hogwash, but it was never
more evident than when I saw the resulting 24" x 36" print. It was
simply stunning.
My only problem was a streak of ink on part of the print (from ink on
the rollers) so I had them re-print it while I waited. A few
customers came by to gawk at the original print and jaws were dropping
all over the store. One lady even wanted one of her pics on her CF
card printed at that size on the spot.
Even the guys at the store were impressed and Mongo (the guy who
usually scratches my negatives) asked me, "What kind of camera took
that?" He probably expected me to tell him about my expensive MF
digital back, and he had a surprised look when I told him that it was
taken by my 20D. Of course, Mongo always has a surprised look come to
think of it.
Next I went over to Hobby Lobby and picked up a nice 24" x 36" frame
on sale for 50% off.
The end result looks like a professional print that one might pay $400-
$500 for.
Hmmmmmm........
If you send your file to jumbogiant (www.jumbogiant.com) they'll resize your
image to 150dpi. For prints that large, there's no need for resolutions
higher than that. Hell, billboards print at 9dpi...
Annika1980 wrote:
> Just the other day I decided to have one of my Steeplechase photos
> printed at poster size (24" x 36"). The local Ritz Camera has an
> Epson 7800 which they use for such things so I figured I'd give em a
> try. They allow you to upload the pic to them online and then simply
> go to pick it up.
> They charge $39.95 for a 24" x 36" print.
> www.ritzpix.com
>
> I sized the print for printing at 160dpi.
> The common wisdom says that you should print your photos at a
> resolution of at least 300dpi to attain "photo quality" results. I've
> known for quite a while now that this is hogwash, but it was never
> more evident than when I saw the resulting 24" x 36" print. It was
> simply stunning.
>
>
You have been mistaken on DPI requirements. DPI has always depending on
the size of the output and the press printing the print. Monitors are
in the 72 - 92 range, prints depend on the physical size of the print.
My understanding of the dpi requirements was the larger the print, the
lower dpi is minimally required.
On Thu, 19 Apr 2007 09:21:56 -0700, Annika1980 wrote:
> Just the other day I decided to have one of my Steeplechase photos
> printed at poster size (24" x 36"). The local Ritz Camera has an
> Epson 7800 which they use for such things so I figured I'd give em a
> try. They allow you to upload the pic to them online and then simply
> go to pick it up.
> They charge $39.95 for a 24" x 36" print.
> www.ritzpix.com
>
> I sized the print for printing at 160dpi.
> The common wisdom says that you should print your photos at a
> resolution of at least 300dpi to attain "photo quality" results. I've
> known for quite a while now that this is hogwash, but it was never
> more evident than when I saw the resulting 24" x 36" print. It was
> simply stunning.
>
> My only problem was a streak of ink on part of the print (from ink on
> the rollers) so I had them re-print it while I waited. A few
> customers came by to gawk at the original print and jaws were dropping
> all over the store. One lady even wanted one of her pics on her CF
> card printed at that size on the spot.
> Even the guys at the store were impressed and Mongo (the guy who
> usually scratches my negatives) asked me, "What kind of camera took
> that?" He probably expected me to tell him about my expensive MF
> digital back, and he had a surprised look when I told him that it was
> taken by my 20D. Of course, Mongo always has a surprised look come to
> think of it.
>
> Next I went over to Hobby Lobby and picked up a nice 24" x 36" frame
> on sale for 50% off.
> The end result looks like a professional print that one might pay $400-
> $500 for.
> Hmmmmmm........
I've had excellent results in the past printing 1mp (1152x864) to 8x10".
> The end result looks like a professional print that one might pay $400-
> $500 for.
> Hmmmmmm........
I'm not surprised; I've done 8x10 prints as low as 105ppi (whether this
works is quite image-dependent, but sometimes it does) and some of them
are first-rate.
The penalty of over-enlarging in digital is different, and I think
rather less, than in film.
On Thu, 19 Apr 2007 13:39:27 -0400, "Kinon O'Cann"
<somewhere@over.the.rainbow> wrote:
: If you send your file to jumbogiant (www.jumbogiant.com) they'll resize your
: image to 150dpi. For prints that large, there's no need for resolutions
: higher than that. Hell, billboards print at 9dpi...
And you view them from 300 feet away. It's not just the size; it's the
combination of size and distance.
On Apr 19, 12:40 pm, " banjo`s" <-
deeeenoregist...@hotmail.co.uk_not_this_bit> wrote:
> any chance of us seeing the picture in question? (i mean the digital one not
> the print :-)
Annika1980 wrote:
> Just the other day I decided to have one of my Steeplechase photos
> printed at poster size (24" x 36"). The local Ritz Camera has an
> Epson 7800 which they use for such things so I figured I'd give em a
> try. They allow you to upload the pic to them online and then simply
> go to pick it up.
> They charge $39.95 for a 24" x 36" print.
> www.ritzpix.com
>
> I sized the print for printing at 160dpi.
> The common wisdom says that you should print your photos at a
> resolution of at least 300dpi to attain "photo quality" results. I've
> known for quite a while now that this is hogwash, but it was never
> more evident than when I saw the resulting 24" x 36" print. It was
> simply stunning.
Crikey, mate, you should know by now that you've proved to yourself the
*PPI* myth. DPI is set in the printer driver dialogue on printers
high-end enough to have such settings.
What was the DPI? What paper did you print on? (I print on a 7800 a bit,
and you can go as high as 2880 dpi, IIRC)
Glad you got good results, and the subject matter lends itself to
viewing at a bit of a distance.
The 300dpi Myth Debunked ! 
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