Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "treadwinkle" 
<VOLveeta@b...> wrote:
> I'm shooting actor headshots.  I've got a Canon d60, Epson 1280, 
> piezotone warm neutrals and... eh!  I'm waiting for "the paper" to 
> arrive because thusfar, with the Epson Archival Matte, the results 
> are just plain unacceptable.  The Hahnemühle Photo rag is on 
> backorder, and I don't know if IT will satisfy whenever I finally 
> ACTUALLY see the stuff.  It's such a crapshoot, I'm this close to 
> returning to the darkroom.  Does the right paper REALLY exist?
> 
> Is anyone out there SO happy with their digital b&w production that 
> will PLEASE ease my fears that I've dived into a technology that 
> really hasn't gotten there yet?  Help me!!!  Is it possible to find 
> b&w satisfaction in the digital world?  Can real b&w be achieved?
> 


Are you shooting film?  Your original post says you are using a Canon 
D60.  I think most of the advice on this list assumes you are 
shooting film and then scanning a negative.

Val Brunell