Digital BW, The Print

> From: stasunas [mailto:Astasunas@...]
>
> It has been a while since I have been out taking photos. Most of my
> experience has been with a 4x5 and primarily interested in
> landscapes, scanning the film and then printing them digitally with
> varoius B&W inks and processes. I am going to be going on a sevral
> month journey to take pictures, but on a motorcycle. This mode of
> transportation has me rethinking my equipment. I an thinking of
> taking a digital camera in lieu of my bulky 4x5. I am concerned about
> image quality and size and am aware that I will loose some important
> camera controls. I would appreciate any thoughts on the use of a
> digital camera and feasability of using one to get respectable prints
> up to 13x19.

There are some point and shoot digicams in the 8MP range that are pretty
good, but they're on the noisy side, which is why I gave up on them and
switched to DSLRs. If you're not looking for absolute minimum size, I'd
recommend a Canon 20D, the 28-135mm IS lens, and whatever accessories you
need. I use the 10D and D60 myself, and have several Canon lenses, but I
travel by car. The 28-135 isn't quite as good as their L series, but it's a
great traveling lens, and the image stabilizer eliminates the need for a
tripod in most situations. The 20D resolution will give you 195 pixels per
inch at 12x18, which for real-world images is approaching the sharpness
limits of an inkjet printer.

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Ciao,               Paul D. DeRocco
Paul                mailto:pderocco@...