Re: Sen. Barack Obama:

On Tue, 17 Jun 2008 05:29:51 -0400, Just Judy <SpamFreeJudy@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 22:33:47 GMT, Dave Head <rally2xs@xxxxxxx> wrote:

[digitizing old slide photos]

Now I'm collecting tons of files of photos I take digitally. I've recently
acquired the desire for a rumored 24 megapixel Nikon D3 camera, and hopefully
can get some $$$ ahead to buy it eventually - it is about $4K. I could make it
easier if I were to trade or sell my current D1x, but... naw, I want 2 digital
camera bodies if I buy another camera. Easier to have access to 2 lenses by
having each lens on a separate camera.

I've never had a scanner, but I have taken digital photos of
print photos and am amazed at how well most of them turn out, certainly
good enough to run on my screensaver/slideshow.

Any time I take a picture, its like pulling the slots at Las Vegas, as far as I
am concerned. When pulling slots, you always want to have 5 quarters (or
whatever denomination - you want to have the max bet) because the payoff for a
maxed-out slot is wildly out of purportion greater than for the lesser
denominations. So, when I'm taking a picture, I want resolution that, in case
the thing turns out really, really, really, really good, I can sell it. And,
if you're going to take a half-page or a full-page in a magazine, they're going
to want high resolution.

Plus, I rarely am in a position to fill my frame with the subject matter (like
you're supposed to) so I will often end up cropping the outermost parts of a
picture so the only thing that is left is maybe 1/4 of the picture, with the
subject prominantly taking up space therein. Of course, 1/4 of the picture is
1/4 of the pixels, so you can take a 5 megapixel shot down to 1.25 megapixel
shot real quick.

You have a more discerning eye than me. Five or six megapixels
is exactly what I'll be looking for when I purchase a replacement
camera rsn.

I want to be able to magnify small parts of the picture, and when I do with 5
Mp, there's little jaggies. Well, maybe not with 24 Mp. I looked it up on the
net, and 24 Mp is supposedly better than film for a 35 mm camera. Not sure
what format camera the 50 Mp I read about before was keyed to.

Aha, it's that enlargement capability that you're after. I'd
heard that unless interested in enlarging photos, a 5-megapixel should
be satisfactory.

I'm curious, will you explain the type of photo that you would
wish to magnify small parts of the pic? (Shuddup, Wally <g>)

Well, I took one with a picture of my rally driver talking to the eventual
winners of S class in the Steel Haul rally, and he is a small part of the
picture. The picture was published that way, and I recently got someone on a
mailing list to describe the picture as a "stunning portrait", but I think if I
had cropped it, the equivalent of zooming in, it would have been even better.
Of course, there's nothing that succeeds like success, so I guess I should
leave it alone...
.

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