Digital BW, The Print

Hi Jeff and welcome!

It is a bit more than you want to spend, but the Canon Digital Rebel 
body costs ~$730 and the Canon 50mm f1.8 will only add about $60 
more.  This would be an excellent starter digital camera for b&w and 
will perform great up to ISO 400.  The Rebel will match the 10D in 
image quality.

mark

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> From the digerati I know, the bar for "good" b/w conversions from 
> a digital camera pretty much starts with Canon's 10D, which is 
> about double the cost you mention in your post. But I would 
> encourage you t experiment with the Sony first, to get a feel for 
> the all-ditial workflow, and take it from there.
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> >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.
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