Digital BW, The Print

> > Jerry Olson seems to be quite happy with the
> > sharpness of his prints from his recently acquired
> > D60. The resolution/sharpness debate that has
> > ensued has been interesting. The math seems to
> > come down to the fact that the lack of resolution/
> > detail that can reside in a 6MP file cannot possibly
> > match that of film.
>
> I never argued anything different. On PAPER this is certainly true.  I
> invite skeptics to examine actual prints side by side and then tell me
> that an 11x14 Canon D60 print isn't as sharp as a Darkroom color print
> shot on a film like Provia.

Jerry, Jerry, Jerry...you keep comparing apples and oranges.  Compare a
scanned negative printed on an inkjet, with a digital image printed on an
inkjet.  No one at all ever has argued with you that the chemical print is
sharper than the inkjet print, becuase they aren't...but you keep bringing
that comparison up...and no one else does....

> Then make your print and tell me it isn't sharp!

You can make ANY image sharp...no one is arguing at all that the images from
your D-60 aren't as sharp as can be.  Sharpness is simply a misnomer...as
I've said a dozen times, a two pixel camera will give you the sharpest
images you could possibly have.

I'm going to "label" the first paragraph I wrote #432, and the second #675.
When ever you bring up either of those topics, I'll simply reply with the
appropriate number, and save my self a lot of typing.

Austin