Relative Enlargement Sizes
Posted 11/12/2008 - 16:06
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RR wrote:
Oh and for Prieni our German friend HERE is the explanation of buying liquid by a length measurement.
Oh, thanks for that, that makes for informative reading! (Makes me get thirsty as well...)Oh and for Prieni our German friend HERE is the explanation of buying liquid by a length measurement.
When I read the reference to the yard as a measure for volume I went on to one of these unit converter pages. The only thing I found was the cubic yard, of course...
Speaking the language is one thing, knowing the culture another! We saw that every time we watched "Who wants to be a millionaire?". It was the supposedly easy questions that were most difficult for us (e.g. when referring to a nursery rhyme).
You learn something new every day...
Prieni
How inappropriate to call this planet earth when it is quite clearly Ocean. - Arthur C. Clarke
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Posted 11/12/2008 - 16:57
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Just don't get onto gallons, a US one is different to a Brit one!
and engine sizes, why are they cubic INCHES in the US, but every where else uses fractions of liters?
And a liter isn't 1000cc now it's 1000cm3, who came up with that one?
Sod this I'm off for a liter of ale and a pound of Chocolate!!!
and engine sizes, why are they cubic INCHES in the US, but every where else uses fractions of liters?
And a liter isn't 1000cc now it's 1000cm3, who came up with that one?
Sod this I'm off for a liter of ale and a pound of Chocolate!!!
Cheers, HG
K110+DA40, K200+DA35, K3 and a bag of lenses, bodies and other bits.
Mustn't forget the Zenits, or folders, or...
PPG entries.
K110+DA40, K200+DA35, K3 and a bag of lenses, bodies and other bits.
Mustn't forget the Zenits, or folders, or...
PPG entries.
Posted 11/12/2008 - 17:14
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Hardgravity wrote:
Just don't get onto gallons, a US one is different to a Brit one!
and engine sizes, why are they cubic INCHES in the US, but every where else uses fractions of liters?
And a liter isn't 1000cc now it's 1000cm3, who came up with that one?
Sod this I'm off for a liter of ale and a pound of Chocolate!!!
YARD of ale & KILO of chocolate....you'll get more that way.
Just don't get onto gallons, a US one is different to a Brit one!
and engine sizes, why are they cubic INCHES in the US, but every where else uses fractions of liters?
And a liter isn't 1000cc now it's 1000cm3, who came up with that one?
Sod this I'm off for a liter of ale and a pound of Chocolate!!!
Fired many shots. Didn't kill anything.
Posted 11/12/2008 - 17:17
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Mac wrote:
I haven't seem a dumb question here today, so I must be slipping.
Lots of you folk speak of sharpness and ISO grain etc. in terms of "It's good up to A3" or something similar.
I assume (always dangerous) that has to do with enlargement sizes (paper?).
Being a complete Canadian amature, I get my prints at the pharmacey, and can only relate to 4x6, 5x7, 8x10 inch sizes. I've never had the opportunity to splurge for 16x20.
Is there a table I can be referred to (gently, please) which compares "A" sizes to something by something?
How's that for "New"?
Hello Mac,I haven't seem a dumb question here today, so I must be slipping.
Lots of you folk speak of sharpness and ISO grain etc. in terms of "It's good up to A3" or something similar.
I assume (always dangerous) that has to do with enlargement sizes (paper?).
Being a complete Canadian amature, I get my prints at the pharmacey, and can only relate to 4x6, 5x7, 8x10 inch sizes. I've never had the opportunity to splurge for 16x20.
Is there a table I can be referred to (gently, please) which compares "A" sizes to something by something?
How's that for "New"?
I've always felt that my Epson Stylus Photo R360 printer does a sterling job in printing out my photos.
If you want larger than A4 which is standard size paper for letters and such like you will pay through the nose, in the rare instance that you would want a blown up picture, then the labs are quite reasonable.
Posted 11/12/2008 - 20:09
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Gwyn wrote:
Good Grief Mac look what you started with one simple question
Yeah, Gwyn, and a dumb one at that!Good Grief Mac look what you started with one simple question
What scares the begeebers out of me are airplanes flying around the globe and getting serviced and refueled in different countries and continents.
We had a near disaster here in Canada some years back when a passenger jet was refueled in litres instead of gallons. Some heroic flying and an old abandoned runway saved many lives.
Mac from Montreal
SP, SPII, SPF, PZ-10, P30, SFX, K110D, istDS, Optio 60, Z-10, H90, RZ10, I-10, f3.5 28mm, f1.8 55mm, f1.4 50mm, f3.5 135mm, f2.5 135mm, f4 50mm Macro, f4.5 80-200 F, f4 35-70, f3.5 28-80, f3.5 35-135, f3.5 18-55, f1.8 31mm Ltd., two Auto 110's, Auto 110 lenses and filters, tubes, bellows, Manfrottos and a sore back.
SP, SPII, SPF, PZ-10, P30, SFX, K110D, istDS, Optio 60, Z-10, H90, RZ10, I-10, f3.5 28mm, f1.8 55mm, f1.4 50mm, f3.5 135mm, f2.5 135mm, f4 50mm Macro, f4.5 80-200 F, f4 35-70, f3.5 28-80, f3.5 35-135, f3.5 18-55, f1.8 31mm Ltd., two Auto 110's, Auto 110 lenses and filters, tubes, bellows, Manfrottos and a sore back.
Posted 11/12/2008 - 20:31
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Sounds like that Mars lander that was a joint European/US project where they messed up - one was working in metric the other in imperial - result one hard landing!
Not as life threatening as a plane being under fueled, but a very expensive mistake!
Not as life threatening as a plane being under fueled, but a very expensive mistake!
Posted 11/12/2008 - 20:39
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Mac wrote:
What scares the begeebers out of me are airplanes flying around the globe and getting serviced and refueled in different countries and continents.
We had a near disaster here in Canada some years back when a passenger jet was refueled in litres instead of gallons. Some heroic flying and an old abandoned runway saved many lives.
If you're talking about a 767 that landed in Gimli Mb, that is 1/2 hr from my house.Gwyn wrote:
Good Grief Mac look what you started with one simple question
Yeah, Gwyn, and a dumb one at that!Good Grief Mac look what you started with one simple question
What scares the begeebers out of me are airplanes flying around the globe and getting serviced and refueled in different countries and continents.
We had a near disaster here in Canada some years back when a passenger jet was refueled in litres instead of gallons. Some heroic flying and an old abandoned runway saved many lives.
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Fired many shots. Didn't kill anything.
Posted 11/12/2008 - 21:10
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Mac wrote:
What scares the begeebers out of me are airplanes flying around the globe and getting serviced and refueled in different countries and continents.
We had a near disaster here in Canada some years back when a passenger jet was refueled in litres instead of gallons. Some heroic flying and an old abandoned runway saved many lives.
There's something to be said for standardisation.Gwyn wrote:
Good Grief Mac look what you started with one simple question
Yeah, Gwyn, and a dumb one at that!Good Grief Mac look what you started with one simple question
What scares the begeebers out of me are airplanes flying around the globe and getting serviced and refueled in different countries and continents.
We had a near disaster here in Canada some years back when a passenger jet was refueled in litres instead of gallons. Some heroic flying and an old abandoned runway saved many lives.
G
Keywords: Charming, polite, and generally agreeable.
Posted 11/12/2008 - 21:54
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Don!
Gimli it was!
George!
You bet there is!
When we take over the world there's gonna be some changes, boys!
Gimli it was!
George!
You bet there is!
When we take over the world there's gonna be some changes, boys!
Mac from Montreal
SP, SPII, SPF, PZ-10, P30, SFX, K110D, istDS, Optio 60, Z-10, H90, RZ10, I-10, f3.5 28mm, f1.8 55mm, f1.4 50mm, f3.5 135mm, f2.5 135mm, f4 50mm Macro, f4.5 80-200 F, f4 35-70, f3.5 28-80, f3.5 35-135, f3.5 18-55, f1.8 31mm Ltd., two Auto 110's, Auto 110 lenses and filters, tubes, bellows, Manfrottos and a sore back.
SP, SPII, SPF, PZ-10, P30, SFX, K110D, istDS, Optio 60, Z-10, H90, RZ10, I-10, f3.5 28mm, f1.8 55mm, f1.4 50mm, f3.5 135mm, f2.5 135mm, f4 50mm Macro, f4.5 80-200 F, f4 35-70, f3.5 28-80, f3.5 35-135, f3.5 18-55, f1.8 31mm Ltd., two Auto 110's, Auto 110 lenses and filters, tubes, bellows, Manfrottos and a sore back.
Posted 11/12/2008 - 21:55
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RR wrote:
Mac, I hope you crop your photos when printing at those different sizes. Sorry if I'm saying something you're blatantly aware of but the uncropped pics from your pentax is in the ratio of 3 wide by 2 tall. Out of the sizes you mentioned only 6x4 will keep that ratio. ie 3x2 times 2.
Most good photo printers in Norway will keep the picture ratio irrespective of the paper format. You will normally have the option to 1)add white borders to fill the paper, or 2) to crop picture to fill. Never to distort the ratio.Mac, I hope you crop your photos when printing at those different sizes. Sorry if I'm saying something you're blatantly aware of but the uncropped pics from your pentax is in the ratio of 3 wide by 2 tall. Out of the sizes you mentioned only 6x4 will keep that ratio. ie 3x2 times 2.
I find it strange if printers don't keep the ratio locked.
Best regards
Terry
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Terry
K20D, Optio I10, DA 18-55 1:3.5-5.6 AL II, A 1:1.7/50, D FA 1:2.8/100 Macro, Sigma 70-300 1:4-5.6 APO DG Macro, Pentax AF 360FGZ
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