Best Size for Viewing 15mm Miniatures?

In my previous post, I showed you the Steampunk Detective that I finished up today.  Posting the picture of him got me thinking:

“What’s the best size to show 15mm minis?”

Here’s the original size that I posted (before changing to a smaller picture):

The camera I use can get pretty close and take pictures in good resolution, so much so that upon seeing this pic of my Detective, I noticed that he looks a little different than what he looks like with my naked eyes– a little more imperfect.  But these imperfections don’t bother me so much because in real life, you wouldn’t be able to see them.  At most, if you held this miniature as close to your eyes as possible, you could probably see detail as shown in the picture below.

On my monitor (1600 x 1200 resolution) and holding up my ruler, the miniature in this pic measures an exact 30mm.  You can see less of the imperfections that you get when viewing at a magnified view.  I like this size for showing 15mm because you still get to see detail but not so much that you see all the imperfections that you wouldn’t normally be able to see.  Then there is actual size like the next picture.

If I hold the actual mini up to my screen, this picture is a perfect match– 15mm.  But maybe this isn’t fun to see on a website, a picture of a mini so small.  What do you think is best?  When you visit sites and see 15’s, do you like to see their actual size? or perhaps a magnified view to see detail?  Feel free to leave a comment below.

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