Digital BW, The Print

Austin

You have no concept of what sort of back I am using if your ill 
informed answer is any thing to go by. It is not a scanning back as 
you stated but real time capture, Yes it is tethered to a computer 
but a laptop is not that hard to carry around compared to an 8x10 
field camera. I can assure you that my knowlage of B/W film is very 
extensive as I used to test new films for Ilford. I expected someone 
to bite with what I wrote, and I did not make the statment lightly. I 
stand by what I have said as I have the results to prove it. I guess 
that we will just have to agree to disagree!

Bruce

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Austin Franklin" 
<darkroom@i...> wrote:
> 
> 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
> >