# 4 (four) Gigapixls (GIGA) \> \* (56k maybe) **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [December 23, 2005, 5:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/4-four-gigapixls-giga-56k-maybe/6010 "2005-12-23T05:37:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2005, 5:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/4-four-gigapixls-giga-56k-maybe/6010/1 "2005-12-23T05:37:15Z")
:eek: Saw this in pop-sci mag (and have been meaning to post) and holy shit. _ **Analog** _ landscape photos approaching 4000 megapixels. Cool story, amazing shots. [Link](http://www.popsci.com/popsci/technology/generaltechnology/43f47ce253607010vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html) to story [Photos](http://www.gigapxl.org/gallery.htm) on gigapxl homesite. In the actual magazine, they have examples of the 100x zoomed segments… clear as a bell and as detailed as can be. Reportedly, in this picture You can get a “passport quality headshot”. ![http://www.gigapxl.org/images/Petco100-800.jpg](http://www.gigapxl.org/images/Petco100-800.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![RobHimself](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e480ec/32.png) [@RobHimself](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RobHimself)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2005, 5:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/4-four-gigapixls-giga-56k-maybe/6010/2 "2005-12-23T05:46:30Z")
This brings wheres waldo to a whole new level ---
**Author:** ![Zer0DazE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zer0daze/32/7624_2.png) [@Zer0DazE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zer0DazE)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2005, 5:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/4-four-gigapixls-giga-56k-maybe/6010/3 "2005-12-23T05:47:19Z")
wow. now thats something ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2005, 5:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/4-four-gigapixls-giga-56k-maybe/6010/4 "2005-12-23T05:52:50Z")
> [@RobHimself](#): > > This brings wheres waldo to a whole new level :lol: But really… it takes photography and it’s potential scientific, cultural, and economic uses to a whole new level too 😉 An entire crop of land, or an entire building (exterior) can be cataloged in **one** shot. There is a bicyclist on the end -or- middle of this bridge and You can make out his facial features (in the mag). I’ll try to remember to scan it this weekend. ---
**Author:** ![SilencingMachine](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/silencingmachine/32/7593_2.png) [@SilencingMachine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SilencingMachine)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2005, 5:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/4-four-gigapixls-giga-56k-maybe/6010/5 "2005-12-23T05:56:57Z")
![http://www.ubrf.org/forums/images/smilies/icon_lickout.gif](http://www.ubrf.org/forums/images/smilies/icon_lickout.gif) when… if ever… will a camera like that, be affordable? ---
**Author:** ![JaysGreenLX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jaysgreenlx/32/7321_2.png) [@JaysGreenLX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JaysGreenLX)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2005, 5:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/4-four-gigapixls-giga-56k-maybe/6010/6 "2005-12-23T05:58:24Z")
geez, that is some impressive pixel count ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2005, 5:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/4-four-gigapixls-giga-56k-maybe/6010/7 "2005-12-23T05:58:43Z")
> [@SilencingMachine](#): > > when… if ever… will a camera like that, be affordable? prolly never. the camera is a very one-off custom that the rocket scientist made in his garage. film is 18"x12" caches iirc… $1200 a pop. I have no clue about developping, but the prints it generates are measured in feet… not inches. ---
**Author:** ![Jskrapper](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jskrapper/32/7570_2.png) [@Jskrapper](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jskrapper)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2005, 6:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/4-four-gigapixls-giga-56k-maybe/6010/8 "2005-12-23T06:06:20Z")
That is freaking cool. ---
**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2005, 7:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/4-four-gigapixls-giga-56k-maybe/6010/9 "2005-12-23T19:04:27Z")
That is pretty damn sweet. I was looking at the one of a B-29. The view of the engine was damn impressive. ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2005, 7:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/4-four-gigapixls-giga-56k-maybe/6010/10 "2005-12-23T19:21:52Z")
all thesame pic: > A final zoom to about 0.05% of the original area. Note the individual leaves at the extreme left of this image and the sharpness of the logo on the left sleeve of the shirt. The logo text, the person’s lips, ear lobe, and the smaller instances of “bunching” in the shirt all exhibit clear definition in the 1/4" to 1/2" range. Consider this when viewing the full image at the top of the screen. ---
**Author:** ![Twizted](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/twizted/32/7206_2.png) [@Twizted](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Twizted)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2005, 8:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/4-four-gigapixls-giga-56k-maybe/6010/11 "2005-12-23T20:59:20Z")
wow man thats nuts ---
**Author:** ![JaysGreenLX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jaysgreenlx/32/7321_2.png) [@JaysGreenLX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JaysGreenLX)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2005, 9:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/4-four-gigapixls-giga-56k-maybe/6010/12 "2005-12-24T09:06:31Z")
Geez…