Digital BW, The Print

Print size is one thing, another is subject matter. Digital images don't scale up the same 
way film does. If you are looking at fine "high frequency" detail, you need the full-frame 
and more megapixels. From what I've heard the 5D delivers pretty good stuff, but the body 
is "light weight".

I've got the Kodak slrn (full frame, 14 mp) and get pretty nice 20x30's with quite crisp 
delineation of fine details. Not 4x5 quality, but probably pretty good compared to 645, but 
without the grain.

John Nollendorfs

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Brian Chapman" 
<brianechapman@...> wrote:
>
> 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
> >
>