Originally posted by normhead OK then printing dudes, you guys should start a club, the Over 40 inches wide print club so we can find you.
A couple of questions.
1. Have you compared a Pixel Shifted K-3II file with a pixel shifted K-1 file in a large print?
2. Does a pixel shifted file make a discernible by a layman type difference to a large file in a print (where pixel peeping isn't really possible.) ?, and if so, at what size does it start to show up? I'd like that answered for both a K-3II and a K1 if possible.
I guess the cool thing for me is, I never print larger than 30"x20" so it would seem using a K-1 would not affect my print quality much. But, I'm still wondering if I should be thinking about a camera with pixel shift.
All other camera features for me are subordinate to print out put. SO you guys are the first I've come across that can actually answer my most important questions.
Hi Norm,
Large print group is an excellent suggestion.
I do not have the K3II just the original K3. So I can only compare the K1 to the K3. The reason I need the K1 was because I shot a project for a client/friend who uses the shots for brochures and their website. He mentioned that he needed some large prints for their office areas. I did a shoot about three months ago with the K3 and again about two weeks or so ago with the K1 in pixel shift. When I processed the K3 files, I noticed that the detail is not there for making large prints. We are shooting broadcast video gear, switchers, rack mounted gear and such with lots of buttons and writing to ID each switch and button. When I print the images in larger sizes, the detail is not there in the K3.
I'll see if I can find two similar enough image from the two cameras and post for everyone to check out. I did print the K3 file a month or so ago. I have not printed the K1 files. Judging just by the screen resolution, K1 delivers and the difference is noticeable. Once the final images are approved, we are going to print as big as 36"x60" or so.
Additionally, the lighting went from flash (Cactus, Pentax 540, etc.) for the K3 to LEDs lights (cheapo Yongnou YN216s) shot through umbrellas for the K1. I thought that it would be a pain to shoot with LEDs because of less power and low shutter speeds. But it was not that bad. Actually the LEDs have the advantage of allowing you to see reflections and the hot spots before you take the picture. I also used a few flashlights to spot highlight certain areas for the K1 shots. Overall the experience was a lot less pain than I had originally thought. BTW, for the K3 shots I used the 43 Limited and for the K1 I used the 77 Limited at f9 or so.