Digital BW, The Print

> Hi Ross,

> Jerry has already responsed with some good advice, but I'll add my 2 cents...FWIW...

I agree with everything that Alan said, except the quality of a print
from the D-30. I have easily made 11x16 prints from the D-30 that are
VERY sharp in black and white. This doesn't apply to images taken at
infinity, just closeups. The D60 is quite a bit better than the D30. For
infinity pictures, especially with buildings and trees on the far
horizon, the digital cameras don't quite make it yet. There is just too
much fine detail to resolve. Here, I'm speaking of wide angle lens
photos. A telephoto lens wouldn't have that problem. Digital images are
sharpest the closer you get to your subjects. Closeups of people, cats,
dogs, flowers, etc. are very very sharp, even at 13x19 inches, where
landscapes aren't quite up to that yet.

Jerry

If you like, I can send you a JPEG image of a cat, and even though it's
just a screen resolution of 72 DPI, you can easily tell the original is
very sharp.