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Canon EOS rebel G

Mar 1, 2005 6:02AM PST

How come i cannot always get big prints made using reg film and negatives without slight blur etc. Is it the film? lets say i want a 11X14. Do i always need to use 100 asa or what. Been using 400. Also looking for a new coolpix with 5-7 megapixels. Nikon just came out with a 5900 and a 7900 coolpix. Are they the best out there, Have a Nikon 2500 given to me as a gift and just realized you cannot really make big prints etc due to megap with it. Love 8X10 etc.

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Enlargements - Nikon
Mar 1, 2005 7:16AM PST

Film print enlargements:
Asa 400 film should not have anything to do with blur.
Faster film can result in more grain in the photo, (called noise in the digital world).

Blur is more likely coming from your processor.
So many of the mass film processors, produce out-of-focus film prints. Even the smaller prints. They don't properly monitor their equipment.

Try a different processor. Possibly one that does not do mass processing. I used a local shop that did excellent work - but alas, they finally went out of business. So I went to digital.

The Nikon 5900 is a replacement for the 4200.
The Nikon 7900 is a replacement for the 5200.

The 5900 is supposed to be available now in Europe.
The 7900 is due to be in the stores (Europe) by the end of this month (March).

Bit of information:
More cameras are sold in Europe than the United States.

Here is a link to the press release of the 5900/7900:

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0502/05021603nikon_cp59007900.asp

Here is a side by side look at the 5900/7900 and the older 4200/5200

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/compare_post.asp?method=sidebyside&cameras=nikon_cp5900%2Cnikon_cp4200%2Cnikon_cp7900%2Cnikon_cp5200&show=all

I just wish Nikon would add Aperture Priority and Shutter Priority to more of their cameras.

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And I am waiting for the new Canon Rebel 350D to show up in the stores too.

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It does happen !
Mar 1, 2005 1:53PM PST

Slight blur pictures taken by a film camera are caused by these possible events.

1. Using a heavy zoom lense without a tripod, imagine your body shake due to the heavey camera equipment , at the slow shutter speed and high light sensitivity film.
2. Shooting a picture in a zoom mode ( longer focal length ) instead of a wide-angle lense where the picture may be out of focus.
3. Your camera shutter has been worn out. Normally the shutter duration is around 100-200,000 shots.
4. The zoom lense's focus mechanics were damaged by any accident, such as a drop or defects.
5.Using eye control focus for the non-macro picture. Canon 's eye control is very useful when taking macro picture ( close-up ). In regular photo shooting, the eye control function doesn't work well and causing the blur pictures.

These are all I can think of for now. Any way, visit you Canon service for your camera and lenses check-up. Even in DSLR, such as my EOS 20D, the blur won't get any better as I mentioned above. So, it happens to be either the proper shooting techniques or equipment failures. Good luck !