Digital BW, The Print

Hello Robert,

>I have heard from many photogs that, unlike color, b&w is a lot 
>harder to get right when shot digitally.  Of course, I know all 
>the benefits of digital capture, but I hold this group in high 
>esteem, and I'd like to get a sense of what others are doing in 
>this regard.

I see your point, sorry to sound so strong.  It just struck me that
way I guess.  I am currently experimenting with digital capture with a
Canon G3 (4mp) and am pleased with the results up to a point, for
small prints, but I still like the results from scanned negs better. 
I'm finding that a lot depends on how the converson to BW is done.  I
have hope for it, as I would like to move away from film.  But it
definitely has its own look, and it varies significantly among
different cameras (I've seen BW digicam prints in print exchanges and
have had a couple of digicams myself).  

Regards,
Clayton


Info on black and white digital printing at    
http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm