[Leica] Canon doesn't see it quite like Mark

[roark.paul at gmail.com (Paul Roark)]

I recall a discussion I had with a Canon rep some years ago.  He made
it rather clear that improving the image quality of the optics is not
as much a goal as keeping the prices appropriate for the market
segment they were targeting.

Regarding image size, I went to the Los Angles Art show a couple of
weeks ago, and what struck me was how enormous the art was that was
displayed.  And, I have to say, it was impressive.

So, for the September B&W show I'm having, I've decided to take a 94
mp file that is composed of 2 rows of 35mm M9 panoramas and making a
"triptych" out of it.  I have the B&W dye inkset I'll be using in an
old Epson 4000 (max 17" wide paper), and the coated, heat sensitive
"fome-core" I use to dry mount the prints is 36 inches.  So, I'll use
the full 36 inches and end up with an image size of 36 x 46
(approximately).   I must say the file is holding up rather well.
Time will tell if it works.

So far all I have is a small image mock-up
<http://www.paulroark.com/Ediza-36-46-Triptych.jpg> and small sections
of the image at the final print size as I try to deal with the details
(& defects) that show up at that size.  From what I've seen so far,
however, I must say I like the enormous amounts of detail that such a
file can hold.  But this is clearly not the market Canon is targeting.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com

Chris Saganich <csaganich at gmail.com> wrote:
>  One parallel regarding digital and film format is that it is a function of
> economy and necessarily chosen to reflect the economic artistic strata you
> wish to participate.  ...

> if your goal is MOMA you better be saving for a digital 10x8.
...