Digital BW, The Print

Scott,


> Hi Paul,
> 
> Are you still shooting film or have you "gone digital"?

My main camera is a Bronica RF 645 with the 45 mm lens.  I expect it 
to remain in use for a while.

For serious B&W landscape shooting where I want a medium telephoto, I 
still take the 135 mm lens for the Bronica, but, as I noted just 
above, I bought a Canon 90mm Tilt Shift lens in anticipation of the 
new 5D.

I've found that 11 x 14 prints with my 8 mp camera are usual fine 
with a very good medium telephoto.  Digital wide angle is still too 
plagued with artifacts for my liking.  So, the 21 mp of the new Canon 
and the full frame should (I hope) be enough to satisfy my 
requirements at least when an excellent prime, symetrical lens is 
used.  The 90 TS fits the bill perfectly.  I very much miss the tilt 
of my Rollei SL66. (I still have the system, but it's a heavy and 
can't handle Tech Pan film well.)  So, the 90 TS with a full frame 21 
mp DSLR is my ticket back to the perspective I really like the best --
 and what is used for the image (Cambria Surf) that is on my home 
page now.


> I shoot mostly digital, and want more maga-pixle. 
> New cameras coming out soon look interesting.

See the post above.

> Have you shot any of the microfilms....?

No, I have a freezer full to MF Tech Pan, so I'm set for some time to 
come.  A MF TP wide angle shot is going to be very hard for any 
digital camera that costs less than $20,000 to match.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com