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<p>[QUOTE="geekpryde, post: 25676005, member: 36248"]Well, I know the exact dimensions measured in pixels of the great collections "Great photo". The image lists its properties , and size in pixels can easily be accessed on a desktop. My image editing software also tells me when the image is scaled to 100% or more or less than 100%. So I know if the image is zoomed or at it's native resolution / scale. I also know that the dimensions of my monitor and the resolution I choose to run. Meaning most of these numbers are a known quantity. So on my setup I can guesstimate fairly accurately. How many pixels the real life physical coin would appear on my screen at 100% scale is also measurable / calculable.</p><p><br /></p><p> I don't know for a fact I'm doing the math perfectly but I believe that I am. Since I'm curious now, I'm going to actually try to do it a different way and see if I get about the same results. I will post back once have a alternative confirmation and update my post. As necessary, if I was way off. </p><p><br /></p><p>But yes, the overall point is more along the lines of the fact that these photos are extremely enlarged versus the physical coin and we need to keep that in mind when we're pixel peeping.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="geekpryde, post: 25676005, member: 36248"]Well, I know the exact dimensions measured in pixels of the great collections "Great photo". The image lists its properties , and size in pixels can easily be accessed on a desktop. My image editing software also tells me when the image is scaled to 100% or more or less than 100%. So I know if the image is zoomed or at it's native resolution / scale. I also know that the dimensions of my monitor and the resolution I choose to run. Meaning most of these numbers are a known quantity. So on my setup I can guesstimate fairly accurately. How many pixels the real life physical coin would appear on my screen at 100% scale is also measurable / calculable. I don't know for a fact I'm doing the math perfectly but I believe that I am. Since I'm curious now, I'm going to actually try to do it a different way and see if I get about the same results. I will post back once have a alternative confirmation and update my post. As necessary, if I was way off. But yes, the overall point is more along the lines of the fact that these photos are extremely enlarged versus the physical coin and we need to keep that in mind when we're pixel peeping.[/QUOTE]
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