Would you print 30x42" color from 5x7 scanned by v700?

[rustyair]

Would you print 30x42" color from a very sharp 160 portra 5x7 scanned by v700/betterscanning holder?

Thanks,

[vinny]

No. I'd drum scan it. Lots of folks can't see well enough to tell the difference. Why do you care what we think? Use the gear you have and if you don'tt like the results, move on. If your results satisfy your needs, then enjoy the print.

[rustyair]

Why do you care what we think?

Oh well. Just curious.

[Kirk Gittings]

where is it gonna hang? How close are people going to be able to get to it?

[rustyair]

where is it gonna hang? How close are people going to be able to get to it?

At a gallery and pretty close I think. It's my friend asking me the question and I couldn't answer. I don't even have a 5x7 camera.

[Heroique]

Just some basic numbers...

Scan at 2100 ppi – near the typical limit of effective resolution for the Epson 700/750. (Some claim slightly higher effective numbers.)

If printed at 300 dpi, that allows a 7x enlargement per side (or 2100/300 = 7).

So, for your 5x7 negative:

5 x 7 = 35”
7 x 7 = 49”

A 35” x 49” print is a bit larger than your (friend’s) needs. Lots of variables w/ papers, printers, choice of display, and viewer expectations, but I think the Epson flatbed could lead to surprisingly nice results. But the proof is in the pudding. Try it, and let the other Epson users, like me, know what happens! With strong links in every part of the process, from exposure to exhibit, my 4990 (the ancestor of your newer machine) is capable of going considerably larger than 11x17 w/ excellent viewing results.

[John NYC]

The largest print size that met my standards from an 8x10 neg scanned on an Epson V750 was 24x30. So my answer would be no. Get a drum scan or print smaller if you want a digital print.

[Jim Becia]

I'm going to go against the grain here and say yes. I have scanned some 4x5s with a 4870 and printed to 24x30. I"ve "challenged" so call experts to pick this image out from all the drum scan prints I have had done. No one could ever do it. Now, maybe I somehow nailed this scan, but with moderate sharpening, it is every bit as good as the 24x30 that I eventually printed from the same 4x5 that eventually got drum scanned. I would do my scan, print a test section of the image, and make a decision then. If the test print works for you, then use your Epson scan.

[thomasfallon]

Since I have the experts here, I am looking at buying an Epson 11000 XL to scan 8x10. Would this be appreciably better than the scanners discussed so far? Thanks.

[bob carnie]

I doubt it I have the Epson 10000xl , not bad but nothing close to a drum scan

Since I have the experts here, I am looking at buying an Epson 11000 XL to scan 8x10. Would this be appreciably better than the scanners discussed so far? Thanks.