Digital BW, The Print

I'd agree. 
The Rebel XT/350D is a lot of camera for the money. I have one. It does have some issues, 
like trouble with AF in poor light (sometimes you have to hunt for enough contrast to 
focus, then lock it and recompose) but for the price I love it. For BW you can get lovely 
tonality and it is capable of infrared work if you don't mind long exposures 
(see <http://www.dimagemaker.com/article.php?articleID=424> or http://tinyurl.com/
nfsx3)

Stitching images together is a great way of working.

Cheers,

Wayne

Wayne J. Cosshall
Publisher, The Digital ImageMaker, http://www.dimagemaker.com/
Blog and Podcast http://www.digitalimagemakerworld.com/
Assistant Director, International Digital Art Award
Coordindinator of Studies, Multimedia and Photomedia, Australian Academy of Design
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--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "John Vitollo" <jvlist@...> wrote:
>
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "joshscapes"
> <joshrandall@> wrote:
> >
> > 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?
> > josh
> 
> Since you'd like to get your feet wet in digital capture and workflow.
> I'd lean towards the Canon XT as it's really the best bang for the
> buck. I have the XT and it's a fine camera. You might even make some
> nice images with it too!
> 
> An 11x14 image is really pushing the limits of the 8 meg chip...9x11
> is my limit with "high frequency" detail images (landscape). With
> portraits 14x17 or a touch larger is fine.
> 
> I'm finding stitching two or more images together greatly increases
> output resolution. With a little bit of extra work you can match or
> exceed Canon's 5D easily and save yourself a couple thousand dollars
> until next year with the 6D.
>