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marko138 · 02-17-2009, 10:35 AM

Tigs...how is the printing quality on that sucker?

Dave · 02-17-2009, 01:13 PM

yo tigs shes a 7 1/2

Homeslice · 02-17-2009, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Amblyopic

Oh FYI. You don't need an OMG stupid megapixel camera for decent quality prints.

For 8.5x11 I would say you need a minimum of 5MP, but after that, lens quality, focus quality, and color balancing become more important IMO.

Also you need to study what kind of compression algorithm is being used.

Papa_Complex · 02-17-2009, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Amblyopic

Oh FYI. You don't need an OMG stupid megapixel camera for decent quality prints. Here's actually a good reference from believe it or not, Microsoft, regarding megapixel/printquality yadda yadda wtf ever. If you give a shit, read.[/URL]

I've seen quality 30X20 prints out of a 5MPix Olympus E-1. A travel/tourism shooting acquaintance of mine has had 30 FOOT banners up on the walls of Skydome, taken with his Canon 20D. You have to start with a quality shot; good camera, good lenses. from there you can up-scale to ridiculous levels. A little 5mm sensor with a 7.5mm lens just doesn't cut it, especially not when the 'camera' has been tweaked for consumer style output (over-saturated, over-sharpened).

Homeslice · 02-17-2009, 03:33 PM

An older camera I used to have had a compression routine where pixels close to each other would be forced into the same color. Even if you selected the "Fine" setting.

Amber Lamps · 02-17-2009, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by marko138

Tigs...how is the printing quality on that sucker?

Very,very good so far...although I apparently don't have the correct camera...J/K! As far as I can tell the pics look really good,heck I haven't even used my Picassa,Photoshop,Kodak or Canon programs to fix anything yet....I'm just printing them straight up and they look ok to me. As far as I'm concerned for $35 (after rebate) I don't see how I could have gone wrong!

vickibocc · 02-17-2009, 07:11 PM

Hate to tell ya but I got a $63 pair of dress pants for $8 thanks to a sale at Macy's plus signing up for the credit card (which i only use at macy's and pay off immediatly) plus the bonus discount for USING the macy's card.

I believe I win.

Amber Lamps · 02-17-2009, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by vickibocc

Hate to tell ya but I got a $63 pair of dress pants for $8 thanks to a sale at Macy's plus signing up for the credit card (which i only use at macy's and pay off immediatly) plus the bonus discount for USING the macy's card.

I believe I win.

Oh really? Well I just saved money on my auto insurance by switching to Geico!

Amber Lamps · 02-17-2009, 09:00 PM

Plus I bought a $800 ring of a discount jewelery site for $12!!!! Oh AND I got a pair of A* SMX Plus boots for $150 OTD at a dealership! Plus I used a coupon and got a large bag of Puppy Chow for $10

Amber Lamps · 02-17-2009, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Dave

yo tigs shes a 7 1/2

Here's an 8 on Ebay,I hear that they run a little small so...good luck!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Icon-...Q5fMerchandise

02-17-2009, 01:13 PM	#32
Dave Chaotic Neutral Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Cherry Hill NJ Moto: GV1200 Madura, Hawk gt Posts: 13,992	yo tigs shes a 7 1/2

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Homeslice Elitist Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF Bay Area Moto: Gix 750 Posts: 11,351	An older camera I used to have had a compression routine where pixels close to each other would be forced into the same color. Even if you selected the "Fine" setting.

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vickibocc Meh Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: South FL Moto: the backseat of an '06 600rr Posts: 220	Hate to tell ya but I got a $63 pair of dress pants for $8 thanks to a sale at Macy's plus signing up for the credit card (which i only use at macy's and pay off immediatly) plus the bonus discount for USING the macy's card. I believe I win.

02-17-2009, 09:00 PM	#39
Amber Lamps Moto GP Star Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 14,556	Plus I bought a $800 ring of a discount jewelery site for $12!!!! Oh AND I got a pair of A* SMX Plus boots for $150 OTD at a dealership! Plus I used a coupon and got a large bag of Puppy Chow for $10