Here’s the simple math on “megapixels”
3 will make an outstanding 8 x 10 print
6 to crop deep inside a Jpeg for making an outstanding 8 x 10 print
Jpegs from a 2 megapixel camera average 1 MB
Jpegs from a 12 megapixel camera can be over 10 MB
Pictures posted on Facebook are no more than 150 KB (unless you choose the high resolution slower option)
Eye-popping photography does not jump off the wall until it is printed! 🙂
Printed Anne – Nikon D300, DX 85mm Micro-Nikkor VR f/3.5 lens (great for portraits too!), ISO 800, f/8 at 1/30 sec, 8.62 MB Jpeg ‘Fine’ cropped in Photoshop to 8″ x 10″ at 300dpi (5.02 MB)
Full-Frame Anne – Nikon D700, Nikkor VR 28-300mm G f/3.5-5.6 lens, ISO 800, f/8 at 1/10 sec, 9.06 MB Jpeg ‘Fine’ re-sized in Photoshop 720px x 478px at 72dpi (133 KB) for this electronic conversation