Digital BW, The Print

Canon 1DS.

Jerry Olson wrote:
> 
> Reese,
> 
> 6 Megapixels are enough for a VERY sharp 12x18 print. The new Canon Top
> of the line D1, selling for $8000 or
> so is sharper and has more highlight detail than any film. (Possibly
> excepting Tech Pan). Jeff Schew, a photo
> shop guru and Alpha tester for Adobe got one and said he switched to
> digital because of that camera. Said it
> was better than film.
> 
> If you are shooting wide angle landscpes you probably would want the
> 11.1 megapixels of the Canon.
> 
> Jerry
> 
> Check out the professional reviews of the 11.1 megapixel canon.
> 
> xyz wrote:
> > Look, I'm new to the list and new to digital.  I used
> > to have an enlarger and do black and white, but that
> > fell by the way side.  I've still got my Canon slr's,
> > but wanted a digital for snapshots and thought a 3.2
> > mp camera would be enough--the S230--and it is enough,
> > for snapshots.  But it's nothing when you were used to
> > Kodachrome 25 and Panatomic-X and that slow speed
> > Ilford, whatever the name of it.  Now I know that 6 mp
> > is not enough either, and 12 is probably not enough.
> >
> > Anyway, I'd like to get back into black and white, but
> > not on the same level some of you guys are.  I'm an
> > amateur--I used to sell some stuff, but I doubt I do
> > it again.
> >
> > Maybe 5,000 dpi film scanners will come down in price
> > soon.  That seems to be the way to go.
> >
> > Anyway, it really looks like Epson has screwed us by
> > pulling the 1160 from the United States.  Things would
> > be clear if that hadn't happened.  Looks like the 1280
> > might be the way to go?  Thing is, b&w on the printer
> > I've got now--an HP5550 is not really bad.  There is
> > some coloration, but I'm not sure this can't be
> > straightened out to a large extent in PS.
> >
> > It's good to see there are people who are into this,
> > because that means companies will put out products.
> > But Joe Cone's stuff--man, like, he wants an arm and a
> > leg for it.  I'm not going to be hanging stuff up in
> > museums.  If I had anything that good, I could maybe
> > pay one of you guys to do the printing.
> >
> > Any comments very much appreciated.
> >
> >
> > Reese
> >
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