Digital BW, The Print

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Val Brunell [mailto:vbrunell1@...] 
> Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2003 7:31 PM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] "Small" Work
> 
> 
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> Questions:
> 
> 1.) Has anyone on this forum compared the piezo "small print" 
> quality from 35mm/6+ mp digital versus 100 and 400 ASA film 
> scanned at 4000 dpi? At 5x7, is there noticable/significant 
> quality differences in the resulting print?
> 
> 2.) Assuming there are folks on this list that are using the 
> 35mm/6+ mp cameras...what is your overall satisfaction level 
> with this tool matched with the piezo system?
> 
Val,

Here is a site that has a great deal of film to digital comparisons with
lots of side by side examples:

http://www.clarkvision.com/imagedetail/index.html

I have a number of prints from print exchanges up to 13X19 printed with a
number of B&W workflows. I am very impressed with some of the work and have
seen some very high quality 13X19 prints from 6 mega pixel cameras. I don't
see why a D100 would not be fine for 5x7 and 8x10 prints. (Except that I am
a Canon fan.<G>)

I primarily shoot 4x5 and 6x7 myself. I do shoot a fair amount of 35mm too.
When prices come down I will probably switch from 35mm to a digital SLR
myself. 

Martin Wesley
www.carolynfrayn.com/Guests/MartinWesley/pages/MW_01.html
www.borderless-photos.de/guests.html