Help with poster size prints
Dec 2, 2011 13:03:30 #
I have a Nikon D90 and am looking to make poster size prints (20x40 or larger). Can anyone recomend the settings for my camera for best results(the manual was lost in the mountains). I am also looking to buy a new printer just for this,I have a Epson 1900 now. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Dec 2, 2011 13:11:19 #
mooner wrote:
I have a Nikon D90 and am looking to make poster size prints (20x40 or larger). Can anyone recomend the settings for my camera for best results(the manual was lost in the mountains). I am also looking to buy a new printer just for this,I have a Epson 1900 now. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I don't know about Nikon settings, but should be max size and best quality the Nikon will do. A printer that will print 20" X 40" size photos is going to be very expensive. It would be cheaper to have it printed by a photo lab. Check using search, for the best labs to use, it has been posted many times. My Canon 9500 Mark II will print up to 13" x 19" boarderless.
Mike
Dec 3, 2011 07:04:56 #
Dec 3, 2011 09:38:08 #
mooner wrote:
I have a Nikon D90 and am looking to make poster size prints (20x40 or larger). Can anyone recomend the settings for my camera for best results(the manual was lost in the mountains). I am also looking to buy a new printer just for this,I have a Epson 1900 now. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
In short: Shoot in RAW and use GOOD glass!
Dec 3, 2011 09:59:43 #
Dec 3, 2011 10:00:04 #
I also have a printer, that will produce 13x19 borderless. That about as big as it gets, within a reasonable cost. A printer for 20x40 is going to be in the 3-5K bracket, as advised send it to a lab.
Or you might think of reducing size, 13x19 is a huge print when you see it, those printers while high, are still within some sense of reason.
Set your camera to its highest resolution, this is a no brainer. Then divide the format size for each side, individually by 300, to see if its still large enough in format for the print. Most normal size prints will look good at 200 dpi, but a print that large will need to be 300 dpi, or every little imperfection will stand out like cherries in buttermilk.
Or you might think of reducing size, 13x19 is a huge print when you see it, those printers while high, are still within some sense of reason.
Set your camera to its highest resolution, this is a no brainer. Then divide the format size for each side, individually by 300, to see if its still large enough in format for the print. Most normal size prints will look good at 200 dpi, but a print that large will need to be 300 dpi, or every little imperfection will stand out like cherries in buttermilk.
Dec 3, 2011 11:28:04 #
Dec 3, 2011 19:08:37 #
If you don't need museum quality try... are you ready for this?... Walmart! Our local Walmarts have Epson printers that will print 20 X 30. I have used them for posters for my shows. The best part is a 20 X 30 costs < $20!
Dec 5, 2011 15:41:36 #
Dec 7, 2011 15:11:08 #
Sam's Club also prints poster sizes. The quality of the ones in their store near here is excellent. I am working on a montage to have them print for me.
Dec 7, 2011 16:04:48 #
Read this link from Kan Rockwell's site: http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2006/11/21/21pogues-posts-2/
Big prints, in my experience, don't need more resolution as they are intended to viewed from a greater distance. I regularly make prints up to 50 inches wide on our wide format printers for conventions and displays. We scale them up from their native resolution in Illustrator nad print from there. Love the Epson for the best output.
Big prints, in my experience, don't need more resolution as they are intended to viewed from a greater distance. I regularly make prints up to 50 inches wide on our wide format printers for conventions and displays. We scale them up from their native resolution in Illustrator nad print from there. Love the Epson for the best output.
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