[Leica] More signs of the Digital Age

[Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com (Frank Dernie)]

I have met people who assume there is a "natural" print resolution of 
300dpi. They quote print sizes this way, stupid but true.
Frank

On 10 Nov, 2004, at 02:58, Frank Filippone wrote:

> So I go to my local camera store to buy some film.  This store has 
> been in
> business for a good 40 years, under the same family .   While there, I
> inquire about scanning my rolls and placing them on a CD rather than 
> cheapo
> prints.  Fine. Low res scans for a roll are roughly $12 including film
> processing.
> (Then I get stupid.)
> They also process and scan 6x6 120 film, but only Hi res scans.
> (Now I get REALLY stupid.)
> So what are the file sizes for a hi res scan? ( I ask the lovely lady 
> at the
> counter.)  She responds with the following....
>
> 30x40 Print size.
>
> What the $%#$** was I told?  How can a person translate from print 
> size to
> file size?  What about the invented pixels, are they included?
>
> I'm very confused........
>
>
> Frank Filippone
> red735i@earthlink.net
>
>
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