Which Camera is better for Professional Black and White Photography?

[Mscott21]

My wife is a B&W photographer and we heard that the Cannon Digital SLR
s or the best choice for Serious Black and White. She however is devoted to Nikon but if the Cannon is better she may try it. She decided between a Nikon D2xs or a Cannon. Can anyone give some insight to this.

[Emily]

I believe in trying out new things, so I say if she WANTS to try the Canon she should go for it (as long as she can afford it). Although I love Canon, if she is low of cash and she really loves Nikon, she should stick with what she has. Both make some great cameras.

[just plain jim]

8x10 view camera for very serious work
4x5 for less serious
120/220 format film for less
35mm for worst

The above is from a purist standpoint.

From my standpoint, my Cannon A640, 10mp point and shoot.
Adobe photoshop.

Examples of my work can be found at my web site
http://www.chinablix.com

Source
age 57
first camera when I was 5
Pro photographer for a decade
ended up hating it.
3 one man shows, all in black and white
Archived prints stored at the national archives

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Life is so simple, but we insist on making it complicated

Confucius
551 - 479 BC
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Peace

Jim

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[tom m]

Chris is spot on. It is important to shoot raw and who ever told you that Canon was better for B&W was surely joking. Why not, however, try a Nikon F4/F5. They really are cheap and with the addition of some chemicals at home you can develop your own genuine b&w film. You don't need a dark room. Add a film scanner for proofs and send your final shots off for a drum scan. The quality far outstrips digital and the total cost up front would be about $600. It then is a pay as you process from there on.

I shoot a D200, D3, F4, F5 and Hasselblad m/f and my preference is real b&w.

All the best
Tom

[Carmen C]

IMO though B&W can be achived with digital I still prefer the look of ilford shot with an SLR