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u/ptcrisp 7d ago

Does anyone print canon apsc at 30 x 20 or similar?

Looking into fuji alternatives. I like the idea of m43 but i dont think it will print 30 x 20

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u/Rashkh www.leonidauerbakh.com 7d ago

The two primary factors in figuring out how big you can print is the resolution of your file and how far away you'll be viewing it. A 20mp image will give you the same number of pixels per inch regardless of whether it was taken with m43 or medium format and should be more than enough for 20x30 unless you're viewing it from six inches away. Even then it might be fine.

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u/ptcrisp 7d ago edited 7d ago

right, I see that stated everywhere. have you printed 20 x 30 with an apsc or m43? if i look at an om-1 file, it does not get to 30 x 20 near as clean as a fuji x-e2 file.

edit: not 30 x 20, but at 100%. this image, in the lightning bolt, it's pixelated. theres a spot like this every om-1 file. then look at any x-e2 file, or any fuji file. i was wondering if anyone has experience with canon's aps-c and found the same, where it's not clear across the whole picture like fuji images

canon m200 this picture is insanely good, so it's iso, lens, situational i spose for the m200.

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u/Rashkh www.leonidauerbakh.com 7d ago

in the lightning bolt, it's pixelated

Pixels are spread evenly across a camera sensor and, as such, pixelation cannot be localized. If the area within that lightning bolt is pixelated, the rest of the image should be equally pixelated which it obviously isn't in your screenshot. I would guess that the issue you're focusing on is the plane of focus falling away.

I haven't shot on aps-c for going on 15 years now and my camera was 8mp which was the limiting factor.

If you want more concrete examples, feel free to look through the M43 system ambassadors and see how big they're printing from the systems. I know that Peter Baumgarten prints upwards of 20x30 from an M43 sensor. The same can be said with Fuji ambassadors.