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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
02-17-2016, 09:44 AM
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What is always glossed over in these discussions is that there is skill involved in making big prints, or any prints. Make prints with whatever you've got now. Learn how to make them better (this could just mean "learn how to prepare better the file you send to lab to be printed", learn how to upsample effectively, learn what different paper mediums look like, etc). Now make bigger ones. At the point you've exhausted your skill and you're dissatisfied with the results you are getting, then with the knowledge you've gained in getting that far you will know exactly what you need to do to get the results you desire. It may be upgraded gear with more MP, or full-frame, better lenses, or simply "I really need to start using a tripod". (Or all of the above.)
If you're thinking "but it should be great out of the camera, and I shouldn't do have to do anything but hit the print button or send the file to the lab unaltered", then your results will never be great (for the gear you have, as you'll need a 24MP camera to get results you could have gotten with a 10MP camera with some extra care taken), and the answer of how to make bigger better prints will always be "better cameras, sharper lenses, more MP, bigger sensors", etc because you relying solely on the gear and nothing beyond it.
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