Digital BW, The Print

Hi, Jeff.  For low light, you're pretty much limited to a 35mm film camera
and a reasonably fast lens.  Some of my stuff is taken wide open, with
lenses designed for that, and hand-held at low shutter speeds with
rangefinder cameras designed for that.  But, I wouldn't worry about it too
much.  If you are new to photography, spend some time at the library
browsing books by the masters such as Paul Strand, Edward Weston, Walker
Evans, to name a few, and try to get in tune with the light you have to work
with.  The chances are that whatever you start with, if the bug really
bites, that equipment will be tomorrow's trade-in or door stop.  I remember
that when I started this hobby, I had a chance to work with Cole Weston for
a while.  He told me to throw away my 35 and get at least a 4x5 view camera,
so I did that.  I did that and upgraded my darkroom, and the pictures were
indeed better.  So, I thought, get an 8x10 camera and the pics would be even
better.  I did that and they were even better.  I had a chance to show some
to Ted Orland, Ansel Adam's first assistant.  He is a true gentlemen, and I
remember his comment, something like "I pronounce them technically perfect."
With what was unsaid, about that time I realized I was missing the point of
photography...it is a personal vision that doesn't have that much to do with
the equipment, within reason.  Anyway, that's enough bandwidth that may or
may not be addressing your inquiry.  Hope it helps a little -- just take
lots of photos and be selective in weeding them out.

Regards,

  --Ken Carney
    www.kencarney.com

-----Original Message-----
From: degan00115061 [mailto:degan@...]
Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 12:08 AM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Digital BW] Good camera for B&W


Greetings

     This is my first post to the group.  Most of the discussions
seems to be about printers and paper.  Does anyone have any advice on
which camera to use for B&W photography.  Does it matter?  I mean,
are there camers that have a function for B&W?  If so, is it just as
well do take color shots and turn them into B&W on a computer?

    I just got a Sony DSC-P10 Cyber-shot for Christmas, and I'm
wondering if there is anything out there for under $600 that is
better for low-light without a flash and B&W?

Any advice would be appreciated.

Jeff




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