Digital BW, The Print

from the helpful advice from folks on this forum and the research i 
have done I think i will be going with the rebel xt to get my feet 
wet.  I would love to spring for the canon 5D (it makes me salivate 
to look at images from it) but it just isn't in the budget for 
another 6 months or so.  i believe i will want to go 5d or it's 
successor when i can, but now is just not possible.  So i think i 
will start with the rebel xt.  I will do some image stitching as 
well as creating some hdr images with muliple exposures until I can 
afford a 5D.  I will wait until photokina however just in case they 
make any changes to the rebel xt (like a larger lcd screen) and also 
because my research tells me that canon usually offers multiple 
rebates in the fall.  Thank you all who offered advice and thank you 
very much those of you who took the time to send raw files.  they 
were a big help in allowing me to see the difference between a 
digital camera file and scanned film file. thanks again.

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@...m, "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.
>