i have a friend and he is looking to get a nice camera that has the ability to produce large prints. he really wants to be able to do a 30x40, he doesn't care if its a little distorted close-up, but he wants a good overall image from about 10 feet.
he really *doesn't* want an slr, if possible (dont ask me why) and i've been talking with him about what i think might be good, but i really want your opinions, the experts that you are!
i'd appreciate any advice you guys might have!
thanks,
Crystal
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Tue Sep 07, 2004 4:49 am
Doesn't want a SLR? Does that also mean that he doesn't want a dSLR? (A digital SLR.)
If a dSLR is out of the picture then I'd suggest one of the 8 meg fixed-lenses. My favorite is the Minolta A2 because of image stabilization and the excellent view finder. The Olympus C8080 also is highly rated but has a shorter zoom.
30" x 40" is a pretty big print but 10' is a pretty big viewing distance. More pixels are going to help but you don't need a ton. The A2 has a 3264 x 2448 pixel array and will do a 30" x 20" print at about 110 dpi. Remember that billboards can look quite nice and are printed at 50 dpi.
If a dSLR is a possibility then the Canon 20D (also 8 megs) is worth considering.
If his pockets are deep then the 11 meg Canon 1DS or 14 meg Kodak 14s/n/c.
If his pockets are very deep there's the digital MF backs....
If a dSLR is out of the picture then I'd suggest one of the 8 meg fixed-lenses. My favorite is the Minolta A2 because of image stabilization and the excellent view finder. The Olympus C8080 also is highly rated but has a shorter zoom.
30" x 40" is a pretty big print but 10' is a pretty big viewing distance. More pixels are going to help but you don't need a ton. The A2 has a 3264 x 2448 pixel array and will do a 30" x 20" print at about 110 dpi. Remember that billboards can look quite nice and are printed at 50 dpi.
If a dSLR is a possibility then the Canon 20D (also 8 megs) is worth considering.
If his pockets are deep then the 11 meg Canon 1DS or 14 meg Kodak 14s/n/c.
If his pockets are very deep there's the digital MF backs....
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Tue Sep 07, 2004 5:40 am
I will have to agree with Bob in his considerations about the Minolta A2 & the Olympus C8080. Both seems to be very good cameras.
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Tue Sep 07, 2004 9:31 pm
If he doesn't want to go SLR, than check out (and probably checkout) the A2 as recommened above. I have an A1 and LOVE it ... The 8meg A2 should do the trick.
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Wed Sep 08, 2004 9:29 am
If it's about image quality, the Olympus 8080 seems to be the answer. The shorter zoom was selected on purpose, to deliver a better quality. Also it seems that out of the five 8 MP cameras, only Olympus was able to solve the noise problems.
Please read this:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/olympusc8080wz/
However, as indicated before, a DSLR is a better choice.
Dror
Please read this:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/olympusc8080wz/
However, as indicated before, a DSLR is a better choice.
Dror
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