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Before shooting an important job, we recommend shooting a
test image for our Digital Camera 30x40 Test print. This test print
made on our photographic paper printers will illustrate to you what size,
quality, and color you can expect from Bullock Professional's real Endura
photographic printers. The Konica Minolta MAXXUM 7D (called the
Dynax 7D in other market areas) digital Single Lens Reflex (SLR) camera is a
6.1-million-pixel, interchangeable lens digital camera, it's compatible with
virtually any MAXXUM AF lens. The MAXXUM 7D is the world's first digital SLR
featuring a body-integral CCD-shift, Anti-Shake (camera-shake compensation)
technology that combines enhanced picture quality, performance and improved
handling characteristics.
Specifically designed to match the performance requirements of the camera's
imager, the MAXXUM 7D's built-in Anti-Shake technology instantly and
precisely shifts the CCD to compensate for camera motion. Photographers can
shoot at shutter speeds up to three steps slower than what they could use
without it. And because the mechanism is integrated directly into the camera
body, it works with virtually any MAXXUM AF lens – a major advantage for
photographers when compared to bulky and expensive lens-based optical
stabilization systems.
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Use ISO 100 (We recommend using the lowest
ISO possible. Higher ISO settings will increase digital "noise" in the
final enlarged images much like higher speed film creates grain.
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Set the camera resolution to:
JPEG (ExtraFine) Resolution: 3008x2000
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Using studio lights: Set white balance
to "Flash".
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If you are NOT
using studio lights, set White Balance to: "Auto".
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Image Sharpening: 0
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Saturation: 0
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Contrast: 0
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Color Mode:
Natural: sRGB
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Record these settings so you will always
know how your camera was set for the test print.
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Setup for a vertical head and shoulders
shot in the studio under studio lighting.
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Be sure camera is critically focused and
the exposure is perfect.
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Take ONE shot of the subject at these
settings and copy it directly to a CD. (Do Not open or manipulate the file
in any way before sending.)
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Place the CD in a Bullock Professional work
order envelope. Note on work order that this is for a "30x40 Digital
Camera Test".
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We will print a 30x40 print that shows the
center strip of your image in 30x40, 24x30, 20x24, 16x20, 11x14, 8x10, and
5x7 print size.
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Once you have your print back, you can
determine what size, color, and quality these settings will yield when
sending images to Bullock Digital for genuine photographic prints.
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In the unlikely event that your 30x40 is
unsatisfactory for some reason, please call Don Bullock to discuss
changing your camera settings and running another test print.
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Important - Once these settings are
established it is very important that you do not make changes unless you
run another Digital Camera Test Print and verify the new settings will
yield a satisfactory result!
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