Digital BW, The Print

Hi Josh,

I went with the XT about a year ago and I have been very happy with 
it.  However, for prints up to 24x30 you're pushing it.  If you want 
a camera to learn with I think it's excellent.  I has the same 
quality output as the 20 and probably 30d and slightly worse than 
the 5d...but hardly noticeable.  If I were doing it again I would 
have bought the 5d because of the resolution and potential print 
size.  My next camera will probably be the 5d or it's successor.  

You don't have to get the most expensive camera to get great 
results...learning about the post-processing tools for digital 
(including how to convert to black and white) can help improve image 
quality dramatically over someone using the most expensive camera 
without any knowledge of how to get the best image quality out of it 
(By the way, I'm not suggesting anyone here is like that!!).

In the future, however, if you're looking for something to compete 
with MF you're probably not going to be satisfied with the XT and 
will almost certainly prefer something with more resolution so you 
can get the print sizes you're after.    

Brian
http://www.brianchapmanphotography.com

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "joshscapes" 
<joshrandall@...> wrote:
>
> Hello all,
> 
> I am finally ready to stick my toe in the wave of digital and need 
> some assistance.  I am getting ready to purchase a digital slr 
camera 
> and am not sure which to get.  I am inclined toward the canon 
rebel xt 
> due to the fact that I have several EF lenses already.  Is this a 
good 
> camera for digital b&w?  Color?  Can raw files that it creates be 
> uploaded into photoshop?  Also, is there a significant difference
(to 
> the naked eye) between the film based EF lenses and the ones 
custom 
> made for digital?  And finally, is there any word from Canon that 
a 
> new camera is on the horizon that is in the price range of the 
rebel 
> xt?  I would hate to buy only to be out of date a few months 
later.  
> Thanks in advance.  I plan on using this camera for color work and 
to 
> experiment with digital b&w.  I currently use a pentax 67 with 
slow 
> b&w film for my serious landscape work and then I scan the negs. I 
> plan on continuing to do that and using the rebel xt as a backup 
or 
> when logistics don't make carrying the beast 67 with me.
> 
> josh
>