I like to print and that is why I own a Phase DB. If I want to crop then it has never been an impediment to printing out to 17x22". I cannot currently print on paper of 24x36" or 24x48" or 44x88", but I have been considering getting a 44" printer. So let's say that costs $5k excluding new inks and paper. Can I print 44x88 with an uncropped image with either a 33x44 or 54x40 sensor? Not sure and just thinking out loud.
After reading all of this input and thoughts, which has got me soul searching about my gear choices, at some point many of us non-Cambo users will have another alternative to consider and that is moving to the Fuji 100MP if its images can print very large. Heck, the $ savings could be enormous switching to it, not to mention getting all the advantages built into the GFX 100, like auto focus stacking for landscpe use which the XT and my Alpa STC do not have. OK, I know Alpa has alternative devices for that, but it is not an elegant solution for me. IBIS and all the other features might not be of value to many of us, but I found that just two features, AF and weather sealing, on my 50R were highly welcomed when shooting the Steam Engines in Winter article and in the end made the shoot enjoyable. Thus, for me, reducing my gear down to the Fuji alternative just might pay dividends. Heck all 9 GF lenses plus the GFX100 costs $20k less than an IQ4150 DB alone. Yikes!
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After reading all of this input and thoughts, which has got me soul searching about my gear choices, at some point many of us non-Cambo users will have another alternative to consider and that is moving to the Fuji 100MP if its images can print very large. Heck, the $ savings could be enormous switching to it, not to mention getting all the advantages built into the GFX 100, like auto focus stacking for landscpe use which the XT and my Alpa STC do not have. OK, I know Alpa has alternative devices for that, but it is not an elegant solution for me. IBIS and all the other features might not be of value to many of us, but I found that just two features, AF and weather sealing, on my 50R were highly welcomed when shooting the Steam Engines in Winter article and in the end made the shoot enjoyable. Thus, for me, reducing my gear down to the Fuji alternative just might pay dividends. Heck all 9 GF lenses plus the GFX100 costs $20k less than an IQ4150 DB alone. Yikes!
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