Digital BW, The Print

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> Canon has a full frame sensor so there is no wide angle problem
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>Wrong, there's a big problem...they don't have anything to equal
>typical film lenses of 20mm, for example.

Well they have a fisheye, 14mm, 15mm, 16-35mm 17-40mm and 20mm 
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>> and their bulk is about the same as their pro film cameras.
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>Wrong of course...they're huge and bloated. But they'll be
>discontinued within a year or two for smaller models, more comparable
>to film SLRs.

Obviously you never held an EOS 1 film camera


>Expensive is OK...it's a matter of whose wallet. Why would you assert
>that money was a problem?

It's not for me

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>> >Unfortunately the only digital camera that approaches certain specific
>> >professional/amateur requirements, long met by film, seems the Epson,
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>> You can't possibly be serious!
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>Walt, fwiw I'm impressed by the work of people like Edward Weston and
>even Sebastio Salgado (who is way past mere 12mp gizmos already, but
>as you may know has recently done some of photography's best work on
>fillum).

Would that be film? Note spelling. I don't think Weston is shooting anything these days. I think you might want to do a little more research on the comparative size, features and available lenses for digital cameras

>Walt, It's great that you enjoy your collection of digital cameras,
>but this is a B&W printing Group: it tends to be friendly to people
>who shoot film, even including Leicas and wooden view cameras...if you
>can imagine!

Well I don't have anything against film and still use it on ocassion in a wooden field camera, if you can imagine. I do have a problem with statements that have no basis in fact. In the amateur world of point and shoot cameras your arguments may have merit but not in the world of professional digital cameras. Anyway that's all I have to say on this subject.

Regards, Walt