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Re: [Digital BW] Shooting digital vs. film

2002-09-05 by Jerry Olson

Anthony, I don't know how else to say it. My 13x19 inch epson prints are
sharper than you could get in the darkroom with Provia film. I've made
direct comparisons. The epson print is simply sharper. I see no lack of
detail in the prints. I don't know what else to say. They are SHARP! !!!

And I certainly DO care about resolution. It is my number one thing to care
about.


Jerry

>> I'm simply delighted with the quality of my
>> D60, and lets just leave it there.  I use Fred
>> Miranda's stair step action to get the image
>> up to 13 inches wide at 300 DPI. I do NOT notice
>> any lack of quality whatever when re sizing using
>> this plug in.
> 
> That explains why you are delighted with the D60.  Some people don't care
> much about resolution, and if one isn't concerned with resolution, then
> digital is just fine.  The widespread success of digital implies that a lot
> of people don't care about resolution.
> 
>> I've compared many a photo print to an epson print
>> and always prefer the epson print.
> 
> Photo prints vs. Epson prints has absolutely nothing to do with film vs.
> digital.  You can print film via any one of a number of means, including
> photo and Epson prints; and you can do the same with images from a digital
> camera.  And there is no such thing as a "digital print"; all prints are
> analog prints, because all printing methods are analog (and always will be).
> 
>> In fact I'm selling all my other cameras now.
> 
> Your loss will be someone else's gain.
> 
>> for 13x19 prints, none of them produce better
>> prints than the D60.
> 
> Again, if resolution doesn't matter to you, you don't need film.
> 
>> PS. I'm sure the next generations with 12
>> Megapixels will satisfy even you.
> 
> I sometimes fret over the detail I am losing in 80 megapixel scans.
> 
> 
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