Digital BW, The Print

Herb, I agree with you ! The D-30 Does seem to do better than most other
digital cameras in it's class, especially if you have sharp lenses, and
the Canon lenses are sharp!

I wonder, if an epson PRINTER can resolve all the detail that's in a
file! Possibly they can't. Does anyone have any knowledge of this? I
never use glossy paper, so I can't fairly test the 2880 setting on my
1280 printer. On matte papers, it doesn't seem to be any sharper than
1440 unless you use a loupe.

Jerry


> Austin -- Digital is not just better for "snapshots and web images".
> 
> At least, Michael Reichmann, whose opinion I value highly and who is
> the author of the Luminous Landscape article you say you read,
> disagrees pretty vehemently with you.  You can read the quotes I've
> included below and see that he thinks the digital D30 is preferable
> to Provia 100F film even up to 10" x 15".  Moreoever, he believes
> that the digital pictures have a higher "apparent resolution":
> 
> "All this is lead-up to my current opinion; unvarnished and without
> reservation. Prints that I can make from D30 images are better than
> the prints that I can make from 35mm film. Period."
> 
> "The D30, whether because of its unique CMOS imaging chip,
> electronics, software, magic fairy dust or whatever, allows me to to
> make prints that are superior in apparent resolution, colour
> saturation, shadow detail and overall image quality than what I am
> able to produce from film. ( I should also make clear that D30 images
> are the first digital camera images that to my eye don't look
> digital. They look like film.)"
> 
> "Quite a statement, isn't it? But, after just 4 days and a few
> hundred test images, that's my opinion. Others may find differently.
> So be it. But I can only tell you that if I were to head into the
> field today with my Canon gear and wanted to come back with an image
> from which I could make a print for gallery exhibit or sale, in a
> size up to about 10 X 15", I would use the D30 in preference to the
> EOS-1V using Provia 100F. That's where, as the current saying goes,
> the rubber meets the road."
> 
> -- Herb Sitz
>