Digital BW, The Print

"A. Huntley" wrote:
> 
> Jerry,

 I, too, was a REAL skeptic about the quality claims of D30 images,
especially compared to scanned 35mm and traditional
> Type C prints, before I personally viewed the results; based on a good workflow from RAW image files. I'm sold.

The D60 is even better than the D30. Quite a bit sharper. 13x19's are great!
> 
> With regard to my statements concerning B&W from D30 files, I don't remember saying that they were not sharp. However, I have not been
> able to produce 11x17 B&Ws from the D30 that can hang on the same wall as my LF output. 

No, it isn't that good, except for closeups, if you have one of the
supersharp canon macro lenses. Landscapes taken at infinity don't quite
make it yet.

> The D30 B&W output, though nice, just doesn't "grab" me. I know that you know what I'm referring to here. Color images, on the other hand,
> are absolutely AMAZING! I never knew what could be accomplished with digital until I stepped up to the D30. Before the D30, I thought digital
> was digital, and sensor type--CCD or CMOS--who cares? As you know there ain't a 4-5 megapixel Sony, Olympus, or other, digital camera
> that even comes close to the D30/D60, 1D, D100, S2, etc. OK, Canon, how about a 9-12 megapixel full-frame (or closer to it) CMOS sensor
> with build quality of the EOS 1 series? Maybe the EOS 1C? I can only dream!!

It will happen. In a few years they will have an 18 megapixel camera. I
would think they will come out with a full frame chip in the next
generation, as contax has one now.

> 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.
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