Digital BW, The Print

I am about to put a cat in the pigeon house, I have been shooting 
professionally now for 30 years the last 3 on digital. The results 
that I have with my Leaf Volarie 6 mp 3 shot chip used in a 1 shot 
mode on a Fuji 6x8 i.e. giving me B/W capture only just blow film out 
of the water, I have a tonal range and quality of image that I can 
not even come close to in the wet darkroom. I recently upgraded to a 
Sinar 44 16 mp chip and the results are even better now. I have been 
a strong supporter of the tradition print but now 95% my images are 
done digitally. The best I can get is 8 stops from film I get 11 from 
the chip. If you cant get a good shot from a contrasty subject then 
you are using the wrong curve at capture.

Bruce


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "akivisuals" 
<akivisuals@y...> wrote:
> Does anyone here have input as far as shooting digitally vs. 
> scanning transparencies or negatives?  I have heard that you 
> can get more latitude with digital.  Also, you don't have to worry 
> about the whole scanning process and paying for good drum 
> scans if you shoot digitally if the camera is capable enough.  Do 
> most people in this group scan trannies or shoot digitally?  What 
> level camera do you need to be able to print good 16x20's or 
> bigger?  How big can you print with a 6 megapixel Canon 1D, 
> D60, D30, or Fuji S2?  I'm curious to see what people are using 
> to create their images.  Thanks!
> 
> Andy