Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/12/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sorry I implied you were a member of Nathan's extended family! I'd have thought you'd be pleased.... :-) However I do agree with your assessment of the iPad as a great device for the display of photographs and the presentation of a portfolio. And when it gets the "Retina" screen, it will be nothing short of fabulous. Have you seen the Retina screen of the iPhone 4? It's just unbelievable: 326 pixels/inch or 12.8/mm. This is so fine that even when I take my glasses off and look at the screen as close as I can focus (about 6"?I'm extremely nearsighted), I still cannot see the pixels, and can only get a hint of the pixelation when examining a shallow-angled edge. Without exaggeration, the appearance of the screen is as sharp as any photographic prints you'll ever see, which arguably rarely benefit from resolution greater than about 200 dpi, and then only if the print is no more than the equivalent of about a 10x enlargement of the original sensor size. iPads look good already with 132 ppi, and I can hardly wait to see how they look with the new screen, even if as rumor has it they'll have a resolution of "only" twice the original, or 264 ppi?still at about the useful limit of a print. ?howard On Dec 18, 2011, at 1:55 PM, Robert Baron wrote: > I am not and never have been Nathan's uncle, but I will suggest he > look at an app called Portfolio for presenting photos on the iPad. > There is a bit of a learning curve but IMNSHO showing my photos is one > of the highest and best uses of the device for me and this app does > that better than others I have seen.. > > http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/portfolio-for-ipad/id384210950?mt=8 > > --Bob