Digital BW, The Print

> We're way OT and getting nowhere.

I don't know why I enjoy these debates, but I do. 

Maybe it's because the issue is almost always in the back of my mind. I scan
film (35mm) and shoot mostly digital these days(Leica). My view of the
capacities of film & digital changes almost daily. Overall, I'm in Tyler's
camp ("it depends"). There are sooo many factors that appear to influence
the outcome of the print, starting (obviously) with the subject matter and
ending with the specific print. How many decisions did I make that influence
the final look of the image on paper? How could I possibly count them? To
paraphrase a Zen food prayer: "Innumberable labors brought us this print, we
should know how it comes to us."

In any case, I enjoy & learn from the debate. At least at the level you guys
are talking.