Digital BW, The Print

Stephen...Thanks for the reply.  I appreciate the input.  I 
understand the upgrade is $1500--ouch!  As I'm printing smaller 
these days, so maybe I'll stay with the d70 for awhile.

If I add $1500 for the upgrade I'm only $500 short of the new --- In 
DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Stephen Petegorsky 
<petegorsky@e...> wrote:
> Val - I've been using a 14n for the past year, and it suits my 
purposes very
> well.  I think that if you get a good enough deal on one so that 
you could
> get the imager upgrade from Kodak (which puts the new sensor in), 
it may be
> worthwhile.
> 
> I've used it for all sorts of stuff, and what went into my 
decision to buy
> it was the fact that it generates larger files than some of the 
other
> D-SLR's, and that there is no lens-multiplier factor (so you don't 
lose the
> use of wide-angle lenses).  While I primarily use it for color 
work, I have
> done a lot of black and white as well, and am quite happy with 
it.  It
> wouldn't be as fast as the Canon, if you're looking to shoot 
action with it,
> but on the other hand, it's much less expensive, especially if you 
have
> Nikon lenses already.
> 
> You can do the math; how much better it is than 6MP cameras may 
depend on
> what size prints you are planning to make from the files.  I had a 
3.4MP
> camera before this one, and there is no comparison.