Digital BW, The Print

Be careful of the lenses you buy. It is  my understanding that the cheaper Canon lenses 
can leave something to be desired in terms of sharpness. Research lens options carefully, 
and only buy lenses from a dealer that will allow you to return them if you are unsatisfied.

Also, it was just noted today, that Nikon is readying a 10 MP replacement for their D70 
within a couple of weeks. But then, again, sometimes you can wait for the latest greatest 
for quite a while.

John Nollendorfs
--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "joshscapes" <joshrandall@...> 
wrote:
>
> 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@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.
> >
>