Digital BW, The Print

Robert - is the quality (clarity, resolution, etc.) of the D1 comprable or better than a 35mm Slr? can it use the same or similar lens like the soft focus or 28-85mm lens? How does it compare with Kodak Tmax 400 film? Does it do true Infrared?

Sorry for the questions but I was reading about the D1 today and didn't find out all i wanted to know! Where can you get it for $3000? The mag I was looking at said around $5500 but that was a month or two ago.

also - what printer do you use with it? Thank you!! Michele



Robert said: 

Shot Canon Ftb's for years with Canon FD lenses.  I've got some great
> scanned negs from that era.  Switched to Nikon to go digital several years
> back...and shoot a D1 now...I love it.  I think you can get one for around
> $3000 now...but you will need lenses as well.  It sounds like a lot of
> money...but the $$$ savings in film and processing is significant if you
> shoot a lot...but the biggest saving is in time.  It takes me about 1/5th
> the time to go from camera to printer with D1 images vs. scanned negs.
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> Robert
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