Digital BW, The Print

Austin,

I meant "vice" precisely. 

Vice used as a preposition is equivalent to "rather than".

Function: preposition
Etymology: Latin, ablative of vicis change, alternation, stead -- 
Date: 1770
: in the place of <I will preside, vice the absent chairman>; also : 
rather than 

I will not debate the technical comparison of film vs. digital 
capture (Camera not scanning and printing). I was only relating the 
opinions of many of the influential nationally known photographers. 
My post was nothing more than relating the opinions based upon actual 
everyday industry practice and had nothing to do with technical 
specifications.

I saw first hand 24"x30" color images taken by Vincent Versace with a 
Nikon D1x and then printed on an Epson 10000 on Epson (Crane) Rough 
Fine Art paper. The prints were outstanding, color sharpness, detail, 
etc.

Last night we compared the exact same image shot on a D30 and Fuji 
Provia then scanned and printed on the same Epson 2000P. No lack of 
detail was evident. What was evident was better color fidelity, truer 
color to the original scene, and open shadow detail.

Perhaps you can prove scientifically that film is better, but 
remember that the film is not the medium of display. Sure T-Max 100 
can capture 22 stops of light, but the papers we print on are limited 
to much less.

Mike




--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Austin Franklin" 
<darkroom@i...> wrote:
> Mike,
> 
> I'm still not clear what you mean below...I don't think you meant 
the word
> "vice"...