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07-27-2008, 03:17 PM   #1
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5120x3402 pixels?

As falconeye noted in this thread, this image taken with Da*300 has an unusual pixel count.

5120 x 3402 pixels? My K20D produce images at no more than 4672 x 3104 pixels.

This Da35 sample has the same weird 5120 size.

Any ideas? Is it a new unreleased camera? Is it a resized sample (why on earth would they do that..), a film scan?

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QuoteOriginally posted by wowtip Quote
As falconeye noted in this thread, this image taken with Da*300 has an unusual pixel count.

5120 x 3402 pixels? My K20D produce images at no more than 4672 x 3104 pixels.

This Da35 sample has the same weird 5120 size.

Any ideas? Is it a new unreleased camera? Is it a resized sample (why on earth would they do that..), a film scan?
In RAW you can choose to upsize as a default. This might have been the case. You can go +1 etc. This may be the reason for this.

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QuoteOriginally posted by wowtip Quote
As falconeye noted in this thread, this image taken with Da*300 has an unusual pixel count.

5120 x 3402 pixels? My K20D produce images at no more than 4672 x 3104 pixels.

This Da35 sample has the same weird 5120 size.

Any ideas? Is it a new unreleased camera? Is it a resized sample (why on earth would they do that..), a film scan?
That's 17.4MP .... hmmmm...........
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Yea but not 5120x3402 actual pixels, upsampled after the fact.

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QuoteOriginally posted by benjikan Quote
In RAW you can choose to upsize as a default. This might have been the case. You can go +1 etc. This may be the reason for this.

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I always process my RAW images at one size up in Adobe Camera RAW CS3 and see no cons in doing so. I consider it to be a free upsize. One step up on a K20D gives you 17MP.

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I always process my RAW images at one size up in Adobe Camera RAW CS3 and see no cons in doing so. I consider it to be a free upsize. One step up on a K20D gives you 17MP.

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What is the purpose of this? Why create false data (maybe good false data) for no reason.
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What is the purpose of this? Why create false data (maybe good false data) for no reason.
If you're going to print at huge sizes for viewing distances where that resolution might be helpful, you're going to have to create false data at some point, and during the initial conversion is probably the best time to do it.

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But why would you do such a thing if your intended purpose is publishing for web?
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But why would you do such a thing if your intended purpose is publishing for web?
why bother with 14 megapixel cameras at all?


i think the simplest answer is "because they can"
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QuoteOriginally posted by Gooshin Quote
why bother with 14 megapixel cameras at all?


i think the simplest answer is "because they can"
To hell with common sense and server space. Why not stick an adapter on it and shoot with a Canon EOS 1Ds?
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so

and do you actually get a better print or is it just for big numbers
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QuoteOriginally posted by CarlCanary Quote
and do you actually get a better print or is it just for big numbers
At big print sizes inspected from close up, assuming that the RAW converter uses good algorithms, I'd expect there to be a slight advantage in doing it this way. But I also bet that 99% of people couldn't tell the difference in a double-blind study.
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QuoteOriginally posted by ftpaddict Quote
But why would you do such a thing if your intended purpose is publishing for web?
You wouldn't, my reason is to produce a stock image where the end use has not been determined and the larger size is more acceptable by stock agencies. The other advantages have already been mentioned in this thread.
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its from a 39mp camera, this image is a crop from a landscape image where 5120 pixels is the short side
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