Digital BW, The Print

Hi Jerry,

> Austin, then a question comes to mind. If you see in front of you 2
> prints of a cat, close up, taken with the sharpest macro lens available,

...as I've said, the sharpest lense won't give you any advantage with a
digital camera.

> and you and everyone else who sees it tells you that the quality is as
> good as film, what am I to believe?

Well, those that think it is, believe it is!  Since I haven't seen it, I
can't tell you much about it.

> I don't see any lack of detail in
> the digital print compared to the film print, and both are very sharp.

I am sure they are both very sharp!  I don't believe the detail is the same
though.

> I
> actually prefer the digital print.  what am I missing here?

The difference between sharpness and detail...  See the links Mark Carpenter
posted and that should give you an idea of what I have been talking about.

> I'm printing
> the digital at 300 DPI, and it was rezzed up in Genuine Fractals, which
> is an amazing tool!

Yes it is!

Regards,

Austin