Digital BW, The Print

> > After quite a bit of experimenting I'm concluding (as has been said 
> > previously on the
> > list) that my Digital Rebel doesn't offer the tonal range I 
> need for 
> > black and white.
> 
> Ooh, what a surprise conclusion ;-)

I've been wondering about this very point.  I bought a Drebel a few months
ago and some Canon lenses to test the water.  So far, the b&w prints, to my
eye, have more range than prints from scans from 35mm made with the Nikon
4000ED scanner or the Eversmart, or darkroom prints.  This is primarily
TriX/D761:1 with good glass.  My printer is an Epson 2200 with UC inks and
the ImagePrint RIP.  Of course, prints from scans (or darkroom)  from my 4x5
or 8x10 negs are no contest, no surprises there.  I don't do much 120 since
I don't see the point, i.e., if you're going to have a big camera with a
slow lens, a 4x5 field kit takes up less space than a Hasselblad outfit.
(My sister-in-law bought a Nikon 9000 a few weeks ago but hasn't had time to
set it up...I'm going to have to drift over there and see what it can do).
Anyway, I'm curious: Do you know of any print tests that compare, say, the
Drebel or 10D b&w prints to scanned film or darkroom prints? (at small sizes
such as 10x15 or less)

Regards,

  --Ken Carney