Digital BW, The Print

Sorry, that was meant to be addressed to Bruce, not Paulo...

>
> Paulo,
>
> > I have with my Leaf Volarie 6 mp 3 shot chip used in a 1 shot
> > mode...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.
>
> That certainly hasn't been my experience.  I also use a Leaf 6M camera (as
> well as a 7k scanning back), and I get better B&W (and color)
> results using
> film with my Hasselblad.  6M only gives you 2000 x 3000, and
> that, at 200PPI
> to the printer gives you a 10 x 15 image without rezzing it
> up...and that's
> quite low PPI to the printer, mind you.  It can make pretty decent 8x10s
> though...but the tonality doesn't come near to comparing.
>
> > I recently upgraded to a
> > Sinar 44 16 mp chip and the results are even better now. ...The
> best I can
> get is 8 stops from film I get 11 from
> > the chip.
>
> Then you are not using your film as well as it can be used.  I
> routinely get
> 11 stops from B&W film.  Also, you are tethered as well as require your
> images to be still for the MINUTES it takes to make the scan.
>
> Digital certainly has it's place, but for B&W, it certainly doesn't "blow
> film out of the water".  It has certain advantages, and film has certain
> advantages.  You have to tailor your use to your needs.
>
> Austin
>