Do you have to have a high megapixels camera to make large prints? Do you have to follow 300 DPI rule to make high quality prints? Sometimes you hear people say they need to get a high megapixel camera for printing, while sometimes you hear some other people say you can print any size you want out of a 8 MP photo. So who is right? In order to find out the truth about making prints, I did a 30 inch by 40 inch large print out of a 20 MP photo captured with my Fujifilm X-T2. In this video, I am going to show you what the print look like at different viewing distances. I tried a couple viewing distances: 1. 15 inch away from the print 2. 30 inch away from the print 3. 45 inch away from the print 4. 60 inch away from the print 5. Longer than 60 inches At 15 inch viewing distance, which is super short considering the size of the print, the print does look a little bit soft. But if you step back to 30 inch, the print looks much better. And at 45 inch and beyond, the print looks sharp and nice. In my opinion, if you need a high megapixel camera boils down to two questions: 1. Do you make large prints? 2. What viewing distance you expect people to look at your prints? If you make large prints and you expect people to look at your prints at a super close distance, then you probably will benefit from a high megapixel camera. Otherwise, you are probably going to be just fine with any 20-24 megapixels camera. Hope you find the video helpful. More information below San Diego Vlog https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iC4y2LdyXus ---------------------------- | Capture One 12 | ---------------------------- Capture One 12 is now offering multiple bundle deals, you can save up to $270. Capture One Overview https://mcai.info/c1 Capture One 12 New Features https://mcai.info/c1_features Download Capture One here: https://mcai.info/c1_download Buy Capture One license here: https://mcai.info/c1_store Capture One for Fujifilm https://mcai.info/c1_fuji Capture One for Sony https://mcai.info/c1_sony Capture One Styles https://mcai.info/c1_styles Capture One Tutorials https://mcai.info/c1_tutorials (Disclaimer: the links above are affiliate links. If you make any purchase using the links above, there is no extra cost to you and I will get a small commission to support my YouTube channel) ------------------------------- | Aurora HDR 2019 | ------------------------------- Buy Aurora HDR 2019 here https://mcai.info/aurora_buy Use coupon code MING to save $10 when check out ------------------------- | Luminar 2018 | ------------------------- Luminar 3 with Libraries https://mcai.info/luminar3_buy Use coupon code MING to save $10 when check out ----------------- | My Gear | ----------------- -- My main camera and lenses -- Fujifilm X-T3: https://amzn.to/2R21ooB Fujifilm X-T2: http://amzn.to/2E2nzSk Fujifilm 10-24mm f/4: http://amzn.to/2E3QC8g Fujifilm 35mm f/2: https://amzn.to/2SavrY8 Fujifilm 50-140mm f/2.8: https://amzn.to/2RY8tDO Fujifilm 55-200mm: http://amzn.to/2E6bqMs Rokinon 12mm f/2: http://amzn.to/2DGMJsh -- My Vlogging Camera -- Canon EOS M50: https://amzn.to/2RIovAT -- My DSLR -- Nikon D750: https://amzn.to/2GleA37 Tamron 15-30mm f/2.8: https://amzn.to/2Gmb1tH Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8: https://amzn.to/2GYYTf1 Tamron 70-200mm: https://amzn.to/2GG6H7P Tamron 90mm Macro: https://amzn.to/2uGHhCr Nikon 85mm f/1.8: https://amzn.to/2Igmkjo -- My camera bag -- Lowepro Whistler AW 350: https://amzn.to/2uzgDLB -- Accessories -- Benro tripod: http://amzn.to/2GaI9Rt Rode VideoMicro: http://amzn.to/2DDPqHM Nisi filters: https://amzn.to/2pUNcxR -- My websites -- Main website: http://www.mingcaiphotos.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mcaiphotos Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mingcai_photos Twitter: https://twitter.com/MingxuanCai -Please consider supporting my YouTube channel- My PayPal account: https://www.paypal.me/mcaiphotos Really appreciate it. (Disclaimer: The above links are Amazon affiliate links, which means I will get a small commission if you click on those links and buy things. There is no additional cost to you but can help support my YouTube channel. Thank you very much) #MingCai #DoesGearMatter #Prints