Okay, I'll buy the rubber chicken. How can I argue with that:-).
Paul
On Dec 4, 2005, at 6:26 PM, Bob Shell wrote:
On Dec 4, 2005, at 6:16 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
What resolution do you print at Bob? I think you said you print at
300. Why? Why not 100? If it doesn't make any difference, you could
save a lot of disk space.
I picked 200 as the lower limit because one of the tech heads at Epson
told me that was the real upper limit of their printers' resolution.
Below 200 you can see quality drop off. I picked 300 because it is
adequate for printing but also meets my archiving needs. An image
sized for 13 X 19 paper at 300 ppi is the right size for my archives.
YMMV
In other words, t's not rubber chicken voodoo. Every printer performs
best at a specific resolution. No one may be able to see the
difference in a slight variation, but it's good to be dialed in.
If no one can see the difference, then why would it be good to be
"dialed in"? Isn't the print the point?
I never knew a really good darkroom printer who didn't recognize the
need for a proper rubber chicken, and when I switched to inkjet I
brought the rubber chicken with me. It's just like the need to have
a bunyo in your gadget bag.
Bob
