Digital BW, The Print

I think what I will probably end up doing, since I will have to sink 
a considerable amount into a decent scanner that will handle 2 1/4, 
I will get a older TLR camera with a good lens and see what I get.  
A 6x6 image cropped will use approximately a 6x4.5 of the negative.  
If I'm happy with the results then I can move on to 6x4.5, otherwise 
it will be a 6x7.  Who knows, by then maybe the digital cameras will 
have the edge.

Thanks for all of  your responses; it's always good to hash things 
out before jumping.

Randy

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Tom Baker 
<tbaker1328@s...> wrote:
> Many people are doing really good work in the 645 format.  The 
smaller formats leave no room for error in exposure, development, 
etc.  While film/developer combinations play a role in the final 
product, good technique and attention to detail are absolutely 
critical to excellent, consistent results in smaller formats.
>  
> Tom Baker
> 
> randyrancier <randyrancier@y...> wrote:
> No kidding about the responses.  All I want to be able to do is 
get 
> really nice, up to 16x20 prints, color and B&W; most of my work 
will 
> be 11x14 or smaller.  I'm not expecting contact print quality, but 
I 
> do have a critical eye for sharpness and grain.  I don't think 
> sharpness will be a problem with either the 6x4.5 or 6x7 neg size, 
> but at what point will grain become perceptable with the new 
> negative materials and the tools available with Photoshop?  I'm 
sure 
> it depends to some degree on the film used and possibly choice of 
> scanner.
> 
> Thanks again,
> 
> Randy
> 
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, J Vee 
> <j.vee@g...> wrote:
> > Just one end of the spectrum of responses I expect you will 
get.  
> I have
> > kind of gone down the road you are exploring.  Found digital 
> cameras great
> > for certain things but not for fine arts photography (?yet).  
> Settled on the
> > 3/4 gig file from (my) drum scanner from 4X5 and 1 3/4 gig file 
> from 11 X
> > 14.  Just no substitute for the look and ³feel² of the work from 
> this
> > source, no matter what I do in Photoshop.  This is true even 
with 
> a print as
> > small as 11 X 14, of course even more so with a 48 X 65 mural 
> print.
> > 
> > On 2/12/04 1:26 PM, "randyrancier" <randyrancier@y...> wrote:
> > 
> > > I used to be primarily a large format photographer 4x5 & 5x7, 
as
> > > well as doing a fair amount of 35mm B&W. I worked in silver and
> > > palladium print making. I am fairly new to digital photography 
> and
> > > up to this point have only worked with digital images from my 3
> > > megapixel camera; I've really enjoyed it, and it has gotten me 
> back
> > > into photography.  The digital darkroom is much more 
convienient
> > > than a wet darkroom, hallelujah!
> > > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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> 
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