Digital BW, The Print

Hi Andy,

> My point was that if the ultimate goal is
> greyscale, I would
> shoot in color, either digital or analog, and convert using the various
> channel mixers, selection tools, layers and masks in Photoshop.

Do you believe there is any downside to that?  (I know what my answer is ;-)

> I didn't see much compelling evidence either way in the two pics that you
> posted as far as the scanning in greyscale or RGB goes.

That is a completely different issue.  That was scanning a B&W negative in
grayscale vs scanning it in RGB.  Again, completely different issue than you
discuss above.

> I am sure the numbers are all different, but I go with my eyes.

And I can see a HUGE difference.  You can't base your conclusion on a 100PPI
web based image.  The sharpness of the grayscale scan is FAR above that of
the RGB scan, and that makes perfect sense.

Regards,

Austin