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RE: [Digital BW] choices

2008-06-08 by Paul D. DeRocco

> From: TFielder
>
> I'm heading out to Utah this weekend and to the Sierra's next month.
> I understand that film scans may likely result in better data files
> for printing.  I have a Canon 20D; Nikon 35 mm film and a medium
> format film camera.  My question is, should I shoot the 35 mm and get
> high resolution scans or shoot with the median format?  After
> scanning, will the medium format platform out-perform the data I can
> get from the 35 mm sufficient to offset the additional effort?

For landscapes, you can also shoot multiple images with the 20D and stitch
them together, to get any resolution you want. Bit of a learning curve, but
the results are stunning. And you don't pay for all that film and
processing.

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Ciao,               Paul D. DeRocco
Paul                mailto:pderocco@...

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