Manlio2810 - Do you shoot raw with Canon 5DII? If I can't make an excellent 24inch wide photo with Mamiya 7, there's no point in buying one. I was trained in art school and I am extremely critical when it comes to image quality. Also, the Korean concrete bldgs make it look flatter, I think. It does look flat and has that 'plastic' texture but I like the crisp images.
of a soccer stadium I took several days ago.
I am not sure investing several grand is worth it. It's just that it's really expensive in Korea and I would have to get a nice scanner. Other than that, it is only positives over any digital. The only drawbacks for me when using a Mamiya (so far)are: the lack of DOF (let's face it: there ain't much at all, despite what some critics say!) the close-ups (forget about big zooms and close-up details) and generally VERY slow lenses (1/500? oh come on). But I've seen shots at 12mp and at 22mp and you can hardly see a difference at all. In that case, the more pixels you have available, the less problems you have with the results. In the case of digital images, however, the little I know about why someone should invest in more mp's is when and if you crop. But if you are adding contrast to your digital images before printing, which in the case of digital also means very often adding some grain to make them look less flat, then why not use medium format film? The film on a medium format is not 35mm film the details are WOW. Like I said, I am very critical when it comes to image quality and the subject matter makes a huge difference. But I own 10mp Leica d-lux, Sony a-330, and this Canon 5d mark ii and I know the number of mp makes a difference. That's why I posted this question in the first place! I love Mamiya. I sharpen and add some contrast to my images to make them more 3-D. "Even if you print it as large as the moon, it will still look pretty sweet from earth."Īmused cough Of course digital images do look flat. Digitals to me, look "flawlessly flat" sometimes. The difference, the warmth and the general feel (not to mention the details) of the Mamiya are outstanding.
I have used A3+ paper and have printed two identical shots - one using Canon 5D II (in manual mode and RAW processing) and one with Mamiya 7II. Megapixels do make a difference when it comes to print size. Honestly, I don't know why we bothered.īenroberts, haha. I think I will wait until Canon makes 28mp dslr. still, i'm not sure there a proper answer to your question so that's all i've got. i'd say that you could blow up a 6x7 neg any size in the world - but that's probably not helpful. A curator even printed one 3'x5' on an epson for a show and it wasn't awesome but it looked good.Īlso film grain is not the same as pixels. When you are upsizing, are you using PS bicubic smoother in small increments to get to your final print size or another program with the canon files.? I got decent result years ago with d70 and a fuji s5 at 16x24. i've printed amazing 40in prints from 5d mkII. I'd be looking at your post production and processing/printing skills as opposed to the camera.
Gotta say i'm not sure why you're struggling to get anything bigger than a 22in print out of 5d mkII though. Remember people saying a d1 could make awesome 20x30 prints or great double page spreads in sport illustrated. viewing distances and acceptable image quality are subjective. You are asking in a m7 group and we may be partial to film, but I say, hell yes. Would switching to Mamiya give me better results or should I stick with my Canon? I've been using 21mp Canon 5d and I haven't been able to make prints wider than 22inches. What's the maximum print size with Mamiya 7 for photos that are to be looked at from a close range? I'm very critical when it comes to image quality.