Re: Slugger pic

Hi Marge and Rich et al

A 3 megapixel camera will give you outstanding pictures for virtually all
uses.  The only reason you might need more pixels is if you are intending to
make prints larger than 8x10.  I have an Olympus c750 4 megapixels with a
10x zoom.  Great camera and takes incredible shots.  All of the pics on my
website were taken with that camera.  The reason I got 4 megapixels is
because I do make posters occassionally for some of the shows.  For most
users 3 is adequate and you can find very nice cameras for $150 I think.
Make sure that you get a camera that you can recharge the batteries and
256mg memory chip.  Much less than that is almost worthless.

DF
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard T. Apking" <richa@midlands.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Friday, July 23, 2004 2:05 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Slugger pic


> Hi Marge, and all,
> Am thinking about getting a digital type camera mainly in order to share
> with you guys some of my garden stuff, like the label holders, and
actually
> some pics of plants.  After reading your responses to Kitty's questions,
it
> seems as though you are some kind of authority, or at least have a more
than
> working knowledge of these things.  About the only thing I know for sure
is
> that you don't need film, and the pics are easier to put on the web.  Help
> me if you have the time please.  Rich in Z-5 where  it is 72 today and
just
> beautiful.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Marge Talt" <mtalt@hort.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 10:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Slugger pic
>
>
> > You're welcome, Kitty.  Well 1600 x 1200 pixels will give you an
> > 8x10.  The 72 pixels per inch probably won't  produce a really sharp
> > image in print format.  You can convert the .jpg to .tif but it won't
> > produce any added data in the file - it decompresses it, but doesn't
> > add anything, if that makes any sense....the number of pixels per
> > inch is what you've got to work with.  I find with my digi camera
> > images that I can't improve them dramatically because they were
> > originally compressed files at that low resolution and there simply
> > isn't enough data there to work with.   Part of that is the ability
> > of my older camera in the first place.  Newer cameras shoot at higher
> > megapixels to start with.
> >
> > I take it you don't have a color printer to print out your own pix?
> > You might want to talk to the photo lab and see what they think about
> > the resolution of the original image re: the quality of final output.
> >
> > Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
> > mtalt@hort.net
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> > > From: Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net>
> > > Marge, Thanks for the info
> > > I reduced the scale of the original photo so I could post a
> > reasonably sized
> > > file for viewing.
> > > The original is a jpg - which is all my camera will do - but it is
> > 1600 x
> > > 1200 pixels, 24 bits per pixel, 387kb.  It took me awhile to find a
> > program
> > > on my computer that would tell me its resolution, but eventually
> > found that
> > > it is indeed 72 dpi.
> > >
> > > For file sharing I do use jpg or gif and for printing, usually tif
> > images.
> > > I had intended to convert the original jpg file to a tif as an
> > additional
> > > file so that the photolab would have a choice if they preferred
> > certain
> > > types of images for printing, though I don't know whether the
> > conversion
> > > would have any adverse affect.  Changing the 387kb jpg to a tif
> > creates a
> > > larger file:  5,635 kb, also 72 dpi.
> > >
> > > Kitty
> >
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