Here is what I did do. First I set aside the digitalcamera.com review
that said the noise level on the FZ5 was not acceptable. I went to the
dpreview.com site and as well I temporarily set aside their opinions.
I went to the samples section of dpreview.com for the FZ5 review and
downloaded all of the images. Unfortunately most were at ISO 80 but
there were a couple at ISO400. The images were large and the resolution
was set for 72ppi. I then went to image size in Photoshop and clicked on
the auto button for 133 lines of resolution and check the best quality
radio button. The resolution jumped to about 266. I am telling you
what I did even thought I only very very vaguely understand it.
I then used the cropping tool for either a 4x6 or a 6x4 and the
resolution jumped to over 600 ppi. I then set the view to the Canon PR1
profile in Photoshop. I printed it with my Canon IP4000 using OEM ink
on Costco/Kirkland Paper using a setting in the Canon Driver of Photo
Paper Pro, and added all of the effects like vivid and noise reduction -
strong etc. The print looked fabulous. I have never gotten a wet
process photo print from anything other than a professional lab that
looked this good. I still need to find out what would happen going up
to full letter size.
Using one of the photos I printed it out using the same setting using
Canon Photo Paper Pro and the Costco/Kirkland. On the Canon there was a
hair less stipple texture. Both were fantastic. A 4x6 Costco Print is
35 cents cheaper than the Canon Photo Paper Pro. 39 cents vs 4 cents
plus ink Cost. As for the actual Colors, I could not tell, even after
starring for a few minutes, that there was any difference at all.
I just hope that what I downloaded from dpreview was really work from a
Panasonic Lumix FZ5. I know that they were done by a Pro and edited by
a Pro to achieve all of the perfection they could get.
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