Now, however, some of the images are beginning to appear on billboards and other promotional material in the public arena. So I guess I can re-photograph them 'in-situ' and talk about them in the context of public advertising. And the first such appearance is on a billboard outside the front of the Polytechnic.
Tai Poutini Polytechnic billboard. Samsung S3 smartphone camera. |
So how does a 16MP micro four thirds image hold up when enlarged to a metre high? One word - beautifully. In fact it looks so good, I believe it could easily handle doubling again in size, with hardly any effect on image quality!
In these days of 24+MP cameras, those of us with less megapixels (and even worse still, smaller image sensors), are made to feel somewhat inferior if we have anything less. But even if we want to print 'big', do we really need 20+ megapixels and full frame?
Billboard detail. Samsung S3 smartphone camera. |
The original images were never intended for billboard use - the brief was for no larger than A4 for an Annual Report. Yet the files from the Olympus 16MP micro four thirds sensor have no problem being enlarged to way beyond standard page layout size. I'm very impressed with the final image quality and have to conclude that for me - and I suspect probably for most of you - a 16MP micro four thirds sensor image is 'more' than enough.
Thanks for this post and the example for size of print possible from m4/3. My interest in researching this topic comes from several fellow - and gal - photographers that wondered about going from Nikon D series to M4/3. Since I made that switch and now shoot an OMD EM1 I figured I could best show the possibilities from an example like yours. Very nice...best wishes and cheers from the rain forest of Oregon, USA! Bill
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