Re: In search of 8x12 in digital
- From: kz8rt3 <kz8rt3@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 02:36:15 GMT
In article <1126477653.011732.244450@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"Cardamon Dave" <davek57@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I recently took a digital image shot with an Olympus C-5060 and asked
> the lab to print it to 8 x 12 inches, not the typical 8 x 10 size
> offered by online photo printers. The best they could manage was 8 x
> 10.5 . They claimed that the aspect ratio of my camera's sensor wasn't
> proportional to the 3:2 format of 35mm film.
>
> I know most digicam sensors are tiny compared to a full frame negative.
> But has anyone on this list managed to output an 8 x 12-inch print
> (without cropping) from a non-DSLR digital camera? If so, which camera,
> or what size sensor, was used?
>
> I use a variety of consumer digital cameras (Olympus, Canon, Kodak,
> Panasonic, and Nikon Coolpix), but I would rather buy my next one so I
> can get an 8 x 12 print when wanted. Thanks.
>
> -Cardamon Dave
If you want to make an 8x12 full frame print you need to start with a
negative that has the same aspect ratio. In this case, 2:3. It is not
about the size of the sensor, but the ratio of the sides.
So to find out, say you have a camera that says it has a 4 x 6 sensor.
Divide the horizontal size of the print by the horizontal size of the
sensor (12/6=2) and do the same with the vertical (8/4=2). If those two
numbers are equal you can make a full frame 8x12 print. If they don't,
you will need to crop.
But for some reason consumer level digi makers don't like that ratio so
you are out of luck.
.
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