How Big You Can Print K-X Landscape Photos

gut1kor · 06-15-2011, 12:04 AM

Originally posted by dmfw

Note. At 250 DPI, the KX prints are at about 17x11. I have printed my KX pics at 16x20, and they look fine.

Thanks for the numbers. Useful for the reference...

ggeorge11 · 06-24-2011, 07:48 AM

I have also printed up shots of 16X20 taken with the Kx, and the tamron 18-200 lens, for a vineyard, They look great, even close up.

SpecialK · 06-24-2011, 08:17 AM

The correct viewing distance is proportional to the degree of enlargement, which is why billboards look OK - from 50+ feet.

newarts · 06-24-2011, 09:34 AM

Originally posted by SpecialK

The correct viewing distance is proportional to the degree of enlargement, which is why billboards look OK - from 50+ feet.

A broader way of saying it that includes the billboard case as well as many others is the ratio of display pixel size to viewing distance should be at least about 1/1000.

People object to pixelation before they object to fuzziness in a display so the above rule implies that if you are going to display beyond a 100% crop be sure to upsample the file so each pixel is smaller than one thousandth of the closest viewing distance.

taiweitai · 06-24-2011, 12:38 PM

I am trying to achieve the same thing too .......... print some of the picture on canvas or bigger prints.

I am wondering beside you have figure out the correct size, is there a place to go for/ to avoid to get these things print out? my brother printed some picture out on canvas earlier, he got the right size/ dpi,etc......... but the color and offset does not come out right so it does not look good..... the store gave him back the credit at the end...........

I am thinking to get it done at Costco because the price looks decent, any thoughts on that ?

Thanks,

jstevewhite · 06-25-2011, 11:06 AM

Originally posted by taiweitai

I am trying to achieve the same thing too .......... print some of the picture on canvas or bigger prints.

I am wondering beside you have figure out the correct size, is there a place to go for/ to avoid to get these things print out? my brother printed some picture out on canvas earlier, he got the right size/ dpi,etc......... but the color and offset does not come out right so it does not look good..... the store gave him back the credit at the end...........

I am thinking to get it done at Costco because the price looks decent, any thoughts on that ?

Thanks,

I've never found any of the local budget providers to produce images of any quality. I tend to use SmugMug, as they have (in my experience) the best min/max of price vs quality.

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06-15-2011, 12:04 AM	#16
gut1kor Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bangalore Photos: Albums Posts: 176 Original Poster	Originally posted by dmfw Note. At 250 DPI, the KX prints are at about 17x11. I have printed my KX pics at 16x20, and they look fine. Thanks for the numbers. Useful for the reference...

06-24-2011, 07:48 AM	#17
ggeorge11 Inactive Account Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Central Texas Photos: Albums Posts: 218	I have also printed up shots of 16X20 taken with the Kx, and the tamron 18-200 lens, for a vineyard, They look great, even close up.

06-24-2011, 08:17 AM	#18
SpecialK Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: So California Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,480	The correct viewing distance is proportional to the degree of enlargement, which is why billboards look OK - from 50+ feet.

06-24-2011, 09:34 AM	#19
newarts Inactive Account Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Ames, Iowa, USA Photos: Albums Posts: 2,965	Originally posted by SpecialK The correct viewing distance is proportional to the degree of enlargement, which is why billboards look OK - from 50+ feet. A broader way of saying it that includes the billboard case as well as many others is the ratio of display pixel size to viewing distance should be at least about 1/1000. People object to pixelation before they object to fuzziness in a display so the above rule implies that if you are going to display beyond a 100% crop be sure to upsample the file so each pixel is smaller than one thousandth of the closest viewing distance.

06-24-2011, 12:38 PM	#20
taiweitai Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: HI Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 168	I am trying to achieve the same thing too .......... print some of the picture on canvas or bigger prints. I am wondering beside you have figure out the correct size, is there a place to go for/ to avoid to get these things print out? my brother printed some picture out on canvas earlier, he got the right size/ dpi,etc......... but the color and offset does not come out right so it does not look good..... the store gave him back the credit at the end........... I am thinking to get it done at Costco because the price looks decent, any thoughts on that ? Thanks,

06-25-2011, 11:06 AM	#21
jstevewhite Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midwest Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,407	Originally posted by taiweitai I am trying to achieve the same thing too .......... print some of the picture on canvas or bigger prints. I am wondering beside you have figure out the correct size, is there a place to go for/ to avoid to get these things print out? my brother printed some picture out on canvas earlier, he got the right size/ dpi,etc......... but the color and offset does not come out right so it does not look good..... the store gave him back the credit at the end........... I am thinking to get it done at Costco because the price looks decent, any thoughts on that ? Thanks, I've never found any of the local budget providers to produce images of any quality. I tend to use SmugMug, as they have (in my experience) the best min/max of price vs quality.

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