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		spoonjim on Jan 25, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 717 Gigapixel Image of Rembrandt's Nightwatch They didn't need such an expensive camera if they were going to do it this way. A Sony A7R would have produced an equal result.

zerd on Jan 25, 2022 | [–]

The cost of the camera is a small drop in the bucket versus the rig and work gone into this.

baq on Jan 25, 2022 | [–]

if you have a priceless work of art, cost is no object when scanning it

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