Making large prints (nikon d300 vs Canon 5d mark 2)

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This video describes how mega pixels effect print size and the types of cameras that you should get according to how large you make your prints. The main cameras in comparison are the d300 and 5d mark 2. The nikon d40 as well as large and medium format cameras are introduced in the video as well.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• making
• large
• prints
• pictures
• nikon
• d300
• canon
• 5d
• mark
• d40
• medium
• format
• film

[Scientologee]

What you say is true...its "good enough". However, to make them GREAT you have got to have the MP to print large. Especially if you want an audience to take you seriously, and buy your work. PS - you might want to upload your videos in HD. Trying to make a point by closing in on your prints, is lost on me in 480p.

[QQQQcon]

@Scientologee This was made 3 years ago bud, hd was expensive back then let alone available on a normal camera.

[pomexable]

Hey conor , do you think a 10MP camera is good in off to print a 33.1 × 46.8 inch prints thank you for replay

[QQQQcon]

@pomexable yes i do.

[040506keri]

Hi. I took some night shots with 30 sec exposures recently and when i reviewed the photo i liked most on the camera it was great and also on my laptop it looked great! When i got it printed it came out much darker and detail was lost. Any help on this? im new to DSLR's

[QQQQcon]

Prints are usually darker than what they look like on your computer. You need to up the exposure.

[libertywalkerof]

@sbrown23c i'm sure this difference among what's semi pro and pro is little today. d7000 is all everyone need. visit... freedslr . co m remove spaces and try to get a chance to win a Brand New Nikon D7000

[nperkes]

djminh...no offense but I doubt you really know what you're talking about. With digital cameras the way they are today, the quality is EASILY as good if not better than film cameras. I shot with film for a long time and am blown away at how amazing DSLR's are, and their capability to do things that I wouldn't ever dream of with a film camera. The problem here is he's comparing apples and oranges. Canon 5d is full frame while Nikon D300 is not. HUGE difference.

[helthuismartin]

Some years ago i had a Canon 1D , APS H format sensor whit 4.1 MP.I let printed out 60X90 centimeters some pictures and you couldnt see any pixel even standing whit your nose close to it.This was only 4.1 Megapixel.

[helthuismartin]

Very real to real video.I have a 5d2 and it is even better than 4X5 large format wet photgraphy,The final print also wet darkroom and not scand in.I have a A zero format print,inkjet, made whit the 5d2 which is razorsharp even whit your nose close to it.You cant see any pixel at oll.Grain has always been the limiting factor when it comes to endlargements.Dslrs have no grain and noise anymore at normal ISO settings.The only thing pixels are limiting are the level of endlargement you wonna do.

[photoallergic]

I recently ordered some poster-sized prints from a 15MP film scan. I got the prints and was satisfied. Later is discovered that for one photo, i accidently sent them the wrong file - a scan scaled down to 6MP. Didn't really see a difference in the prints. When pressing my nose against them i do, when looking at them from a meter away, i don't at all.

[TheWilltemple]

@QQQQcon No you don't, you need to calibrate your monitor so that what you see on the screen is what is printed out. Ask your print shop for their colour profile and that will adjust the colour of your monitor to their printers. Nothing to do with exposure.

[luiscmm]

@nperkes actually...I don't think you know what you're talking about...at least part of it. Medium format or large format film give you way more quality and data than a DSLR with a crop or 35mm sensor size. I know this for a fact and I'm not just talking from reading on the web. The latitude of film is bigger than that found in a cropped or 35mm sized sensor, medium format digital sensors are also way better than the smaller ones and have similar features found in film.

[journeyquest1]

I want sharper pixels even if its less.Lots of fuzzy pixels just bites.

[photoallergic]

@nperkes What kind of film? 35mm? Medium? Large? The 5d Mk2 might come close enough to medium format in terms of resolution (sensible scan of 6x7 being about 30 MPixels), but when comparing to a medium format ISO 100 or even 50 film, MF film easily wins over the 5d in terms of noise (grain on film) and color. You are right after all: Apples and oranges. Prefer a Mamiya 7 for landscape and street photography, use a 5d for low-light and fast moving objects. Also: Objectives matter!