Re: Nikon vs Canon

**Pat Meadows p*@meadows.pair.com**

On Mon, 23 Jan 2006 00:41:15 -0500, you wrote:

>General rule of thumb for publication is 300 dpi at whatever size the  
>image will be reproduced. 6 megapixels will give you close to a full  
>page image @ 300 dpi. The trouble with some of the cheaper cameras in  
>this range is that the optics are not up to the pixel dimensions. So  
>even though you have adequate file size, the image quality may still  
>not be up to the publications standards.
>
This is the problem, of course.  I have a cheap digital and
it has enough megapixels.  

But to think I can take a picture using it that's even in
the same neighborhood as those taken by my film camera:  no,
there is just no comparison at all.

Pat
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