Good points, Bob. But my shoulders and neck are suffering these days, probably
from years of pulling G (in particular a high-G agile US product ;-)). I
wouldn't like to admit that this was from poor posture in front of a computer
or driving, of course . . .
But weight is a keen consideration.
Chris
On 26 Oct 2010, at 22:46, Bob Whitmire wrote:
> I probably should stay out of this, but I can't for the life of me understand
> why anyone would be looking at a G11/G12 or the Nikon equivalent for a large
> print. You want a large print, you use good large print stuff, like the 5D Mk
> II or the D3 or some such. Or, hell, a Phase One! You use a G11 or G12 (at
> least in my understanding) when you want to carry a camera without lugging 30
> pounds on your back and still get acceptable image quality--at small print or
> web-print sizes. If I carried a new G12 I would not try to make a 20x30 out
> of anything I took, unless it were to test the limits of Photoshop and
> Genuine Fractals. But I might use it for some 7x10s or 5x7s, or images to put
> on the web showing all the fun I had on a trip to the Rose of the Shires,
> where I most assuredly would not be lugging my Nikon bag around.
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