Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., CDTobie@a... wrote:

"just hoping it will all become pushbutton for you so you won't have 
to learn any of it is not a good attitude if you really want to work 
with the new medium."

A couple of the responses have reflected on this.  This is not at all 
what I'm refering to with my inquiry.  I spend many hours making my 
darkroom prints right, and I don't expect digital to be any less work 
intensive.

My main issue here is the comparison of the technologies.  I don't 
want to make the leap to digital unless I can get prints of 
comparable quality to the black and white silver ones I'm producing 
now.  Since I do have a darkroom already, I have the luxury of 
waiting.  So to my question: Is digital there yet?  And if not, how 
close is it really to being there?