Digital BW, The Print

Greetings Clayton,
I read in your email that you were thinking of replacing your howitzers. 
I did two years ago. I had been using a Hassy, RB 67 and Rolleiflex and other assorted cameras.
I haven't used them since.
However it's not exactly the same. It's definetely a different medium.
The D60, from what I've seen of the work of friends, is excellent.
For myself, I am now using a Nikon 5700. I love it. I do most of my shooting in a studio doing product shots. It's by far the best studio camera I've ever had. 
Of course I can shoot RAW. But, I prefer not to, because many of the wonderful in camera options such as, sharpening won't be applied to the RAW image. I like to do as much in the camera as reasonabaly possible. I, also, don't use TIFF files in the camera. I shoot using the  best JPG File setting. I see no difference in first iteration JPG Files and TIFF files. Of course, when I have the JPG on my computer I always convert it to a TIF File or PSD File for manipulation in Photoshop. 

Have A Happy Day,
Phillip Buzard
Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
philbuzard@...
Film! I don't need no stinkin' film!
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Clayton Jones 
  To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 2:44 PM
  Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Dec. Issue: B/W Magazine


  Hi Jerry,

  >Clayton, I take it you want a file or two without anything 
  >at all done to it. 

  Yes that's correct.  I not asking for one of your personal pics, but
  if you could put it on a tripod with your best lens at its best
  aperture and go out on your front porch or whatever and grab a
  daylight shot with some foreground, some background, some sky, etc, at
  the highest resolution, RAW, and so on, and maybe an indoor still
  life to show small detail.  Not to burden you with a big project - I
  just want to see what the camera is capable of.  I've heard a lot
  about the D60 and would like to have an image from it to work with.

  I'm thinking "down the road" about digi replacing film (maybe someday
  I can replace my medium format howitzer and carry something lighter),
  and want to begin experimenting and gathering information.  A few
  questions:

  What about it's exposure range - does it wash out highlights easily
  like the el cheapo digi point-n-shoots or is it closer to film?

  What is the conversion factor for lens focal length?

  Thanks very much,
  Clayton


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