Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "ckayakman" 
<ckayakman@y...> wrote:
> Quote from Brooks Jensen, editor LensWork (Feb-March 04)
> "after critical examination of these 8x10 photographs we all 
> concluded that they looked, for all practical reasons, as good as a 
> contact print made from an 8x10 view camera negative!  They were 
tack 
> sharp, full of detail, with very smooth tones and absolutly no 
> digital artifact.  

I see that they are talking about 8x10" prints and I would absolutely 
agree. But my concern is about larger prints, more like an 12x18" b&w 
inkjet prints.

If Mr. Jensen would have the same praise about a 12x18 b&w print 
originating from an 6 or 8mp dslr, then I'd be a buyer.

Cheers,
Andre