Digital BW, The Print

Thanks, Jerry, for the very helpful answer. Yes, I thought it would be fun.
I tried out a couple of consumer digital cameras, and although the
resolution was not adequate, it was a kick using them. Another thing, I
think that the digital camera technology gives the user a lot of good
color/exposure benefits for the money --- better general speaking than what
most film cameras offer --- good overall color, that beats by a mile what
the consumer gets from the one hour lab when using color neg. Almost all the
shots I did with a couple of Olympus consumer cameras had color that was
almost dead-on ... Usually slightly over-saturated, but easily fixed in PS.

If you let me know what your reactions to the large prints you are making
from the D60, I would appreciate it very much.

Jim



On 7/23/02 9:33 AM, "Jerry Olson" <jerryolson@...> wrote:

> Jim,
> 
> I think that canon makes a 24mm f 1.4 lens that would be about 37 mm on
> a 35mm camera. All canon's L lenses are Super sharp. The Canon  50mm 1.4
> was rated sharper than the Summilux, at 1/10th the price, so you don't
> have to get Leica lenses for sharpness. A long time ago, Leica and Zeiss
> lenses were sharper than any others. This is no longer the case today.
> It may surprise you to know that Tokina makes the Rolleinar lenses for
> the SLR Rolleiflexes. Tamron makes the Bronica Lenses. Both are very
> sharp lenses indeed.
> 
> This afternoon I'm going to print some of the tests I made yesterday
> with the D60, and will let you know the results.
> 
>> I shoot with a Leica M6 and a Hasselblad. I scan on a UMAX Powerlook 3000 -
>> max res is 3048 pixels. Not the best for 35, but quite nice for medium
>> format.
> 
> I don't know if the D60 will equal that if you are scanning at 3000 DPI
> with Hasselblad lenses. That combination should be great. It all depends
> on how picky you are. I have a friend, who does fine art photographs,
> uses Minoltas and their lenses, never ever worrys about sharpness, and
> makes 4x6 foot prints. They are beautiful, when you stand back a few
> feet. As long as you don't get out a loupe and view the prints from 2
> inches, I think you'll be very happy indeed with the D60. Especially if
> you have any of the super sharp canon macro lenses!
> 
> Jerry
> 
> Also, If you have not been using digital, there is a tremendous "Fun"
> factor. You will begin having a LOT of fun again.
> 
>