Digital BW, The Print

> Jerry et. al:
> 
> Jerry, when you say that closeups look sharper than "wide shots" this sounds
> to me like a little bit more resolution is needed. 

Yes, for landscapes, you do need more resolution.

It's like shooting video,
> (not high def), the closeups look acceptably sharp, but the wide shots look
> kind of dull and blurry.  

Right.
 
> I was working with a still photographer last fall who shot with a D30 and
> printed to a fujix. The prints looked gorgeous, provided that they were
> portraits but lacked detail in wider shots.  

My thoughts exactly.

> 
> Just trying to spice up this lively conversation...I'm looking forward to
> seeing some of these D60 photos in upcoming print exchanges! Keep up the
> good work.

In the latest Tom O'connel exchange, I have a D30 print, "Lily goes to
seed". I like the image. It was hand held. The D60 would have made a
much sharper image though, especially if the camera was on a tripod. It
was a grab shot that turned out nice.

I have taken a few tests using my sharpest canon lenses, 100 ISO, on a
tripod with the D60. The results are extremely nice, and I'm very happy
with them. the 12x18 prints are sharper than film, again with closeups
and medium shots. At infinity, with a wide angle lens, the images are at
least twice the resolution of the D30, perhaps a little more, but still
not as sharp as they should be. I think it will take a 12 megapixel
image to get a tack sharp image at infinity with wide angle lenses.
However, if you have a normal or longer lens on the D60, the infinity
images are indeed sharp.

Jerry