Digital BW, The Print

Hi Jerry,

> I'm simply delighted
> with the quality of my D60, and lets just leave it there.

I KNOW you are simply delighted with your D60!

> I'm still at a loss to understand what you mean by
> missing detail.

Take the same picture with 35mm film camera vs a 35mm digicam, and you will
see that there is far more detail available in the film image than the
digital image.  Of course, that is film, exposure and processing dependant.

> I've compared many a photo print to an epson print and
> always prefer the epson print.

That's a different issue...that's an output issue.  I, too, prefer digital
prints to chemical prints, and my digital prints are sharper and have better
detail...and I had some damn good enlarging lenses too.

> PS. I'm sure the next generations with 12 Megapixels will satisfy even
> you.  Can hardly wait for the D120.

Possibly, but I'm holding out for 16 ;-)  But...I shoot mostly B&W and every
35mm digicam is "that" Bayer pattern color CCD (or the Foveon...anyone
really ever see one yet???), which isn't near as good for B&W as
film...perhaps someone will come up with a straight B&W 35mm body at some
point in time...but I'm not holding my breath.  It's a pretty niche market.

Regards,

Austin