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RE: [Digital BW] Re: Shooting digital vs. film

2002-09-05 by Austin Franklin

Hi Helene,

I know they've pretty much always had a B&W version, it's the 16M pixels
that I was questioning...as the 760M is a 6M pixel camera.  The ISO is
somewhat limited on that camera too...400 to 800.  It's OK, but there are
times when slow is good.

Austin


>
> Kodak has always had a B+W version.  Current model is the 760M
> (M=monochrome).  Quite nice.  $11,000.
>
> Helene
>
>
> > 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.
> >

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