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    OK hoping someone can help here.

    If my camera produces max image dimensions of 6016px X 4016px (69.1M) why does my local print shop ask for dimensions so much bigger than that for anything bigger than 12" x 18" prints???

    I remember asking the owner of the shop before and she mentioned something like it was more a recommended size. That you would want to be as close as possible with portraits for example, but maybe not so close on landscapes.

    Does this make sense? Also what does saving it at different resolutions like 240ppi vs. 300ppi do to the image dimensions?

    thanks.

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    • called the shop again. looks like if istart with a full res 6016px X 4016px image i should be able to go three times that no prob.HijoDMaite
    • but if i start with and 1800px x 1200px then i can't go much higher because the pixels are bigger and it would look shit.HijoDMaite
    • That lab is using math instead of common sense. People have been printing 24x36 prints since the days of 6 MP and it looks fine.nb
    • "Portrait vs landscape" argument is nonsense. When you're at 35+ MP what matters more is image quality, lighting, lens sharpness, focus, etc.nb
    • If you have a good, sharp image, then 69 MP will look amazing.nb
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