drummerman
pfm Member
As you may know, I currently use my phone cam for all my pics. I do that almost I exclusively in manual mode and at 3.7mp rather than 12mp.
It usually looks decent on my phone and 13 inch laptop screen even when looking at native resolution.
However, yesterday I walked into a small local printing shop and had a few shots done at A3.
I was really disappointed. I don't think their printers are optimised photo printers but still, the lack of resolution and overall clarity was not good. Blacks look wasted out too.
I am sure I can't expect much more from a phone camera and 3mp setting but I have a feeling what I got on those prints are what some of you accomplished photographers see on your monitors when looking at my pics. I am a bit embarrassed.
I am looking at cameras so this will hopefully be a thing of the past soon.
It usually looks decent on my phone and 13 inch laptop screen even when looking at native resolution.
However, yesterday I walked into a small local printing shop and had a few shots done at A3.
I was really disappointed. I don't think their printers are optimised photo printers but still, the lack of resolution and overall clarity was not good. Blacks look wasted out too.
I am sure I can't expect much more from a phone camera and 3mp setting but I have a feeling what I got on those prints are what some of you accomplished photographers see on your monitors when looking at my pics. I am a bit embarrassed.
I am looking at cameras so this will hopefully be a thing of the past soon.