Great Way to Convey Poetry !!!

That Black&White looks Great

Congratulations Bob they do say " Bigger is Better "

I`m guessing that you will write a song about it then

That`s a Relic...are You the Lucky Owner ?

A somewhat Better review:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3f3qvwZMeQ

Motorola smartphone motoZ 3 with Hasselblad clip on camera.

I´ve got one, next to a Nikon D3s and D3X with assortment of Vintage and latest autofocus lenses,and yet.. that`s the Rig I use most often,since I always have it with me.

The Hasselblad clip-on turns it into a Real camera, it has a true optical zoom lens and is quickly ready.
1) " press " the tap-touch button on the side...phone switches on...2) Press small black button next to the Orange shutter button..Lens zooms into Wide-angle position...Ready to take a photo ( eventually zoom with the zoom-ring located around the shutter-button.

I was out at night with the D3s and the Z3 ,wanting to take a pic. of a flood-lit statue in the middle of town, surrounded by all sorts of light, the D3s could n`t get the colors right...no matter how I tried , the Z3 caught it right away.

Without the Hasselblad clip-on , it is just a phone ( with built-in camera`s )..but with the clip-on, it is the most Sophisticated Camera-Phone ever , among other things , due to its True optical Zoom lens...Yet , is Very Easy to Use...there are a Host of Options Available , incl. a powerbank that clips on instead of the Hasselblad clip.

I have Noticed that many smart-phones have difficulty with focusing nightscapes, ....No probs. with this one.

It has a " Fast " zoom lens, which Permits the Photographer to choose Full Open Aperture so as to Minimise Depth of field so as to render a Sharp Object against an out of Focus background.

Unlike many other phones , the Z3 /Hasselblad was made with photography in mind.

Have a look-see...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MJTTdAY2iw

I think I will establish a work-flow in this manner :

Camera set to RAW lossless compressed at 14 bit ...process in Capture NX-D with output set to either Jpeg for convenience/good quality...or when highest IQ is required set to TIFF 16 bit.

I have looked at the Epson P-series printers,and those are something else, Three ( 3 !! ) shades of black and with Unsurpassed Longevity to boot..unfortunately they also cost accordingly.

I have also looked at Canon Pixma printers,and those seem a bit more budget friendly .

Longevity , ( picture-wise ) is Important, but when the print is kept out of direct sunlight , then they`ll probably last Ten or more years would n`t you say ?

Am I on the right path,..Is there anything else I should be taking into consideration , concerning my plans of " printing in house " ?

Admittedly , I am rather Confused about the comment regarding " wet-process " paper

Thanks to everyone for the help provided, in Particular to Mr. Burkholder and Mr. Wallen,who Patiently and to the Point Shared their Extensive Knowledge , ..but also to Natureslight for allowing me to " crash the door " .

Thank you for the prompt reply, I am also wondering when for printing what choice you would recommend between Uncompressed ..."lossy" or "Losless" , `tho I think that I understand the Difference between these formats , it is Clear to me now that Printing has a set of requirements that I was unaware of.

Thank you so much for helping out,it is Appreciated

Indeed , I too, wholeheartedly thank Everyone for their time and Patience ,and certainly for their Ability to explain things so that even i can understand.

Having knowledge is one thing, being Able to Convey said knowledge is a different matter, ..as I have tried, asked and still had trouble understanding the bits and pieces of Info gathered here and there , yet , now finally getting an Inkling of steps to take.

So, if I understand Correctly,...Set/ Use Recording Equipment ( Camera /Lenses etc. ) to Highest Standard.

Which means TIFF on Camera and then Downscale to a practical size with which the Computer/Printer is Comfortable with ( being able to cope within its capacity )

Said in darkroom terms : Start with a large negative..well exposed ..correctly developed etc., so as to be able , even after Cropping ,to produce an A3 in Utmost Quality.

Now, do i Need to resort to TIFF ( slowing camera severely ..nikon D3s / D3X ) or could I get away with NEF ( Nikon RAW format ) converted / scaled down accordingly using Nikon Capture NXD ,...or even Jpeg ERI ( Kodak Jpeg format ...Kodak SlrN ) using Photodesk.

I apologise to natureslight if I appear to be hi-jacking his posting as such is not my intent, it is just that my take is only slightly different as I intend to " do printing myself " as opposed to his wanting to "have it done", for I could Not afford otherwise.

Thanks a million :-)

I will look into this, it is appreciated, thank you

yes indeed, I too have learned some, and thanks to natureslight for bringing this up,...hoping that Burkphoto will Not get tired of us anytime soon,the Help is Greatly appreciated :-)

Yes, I am looking into that, as I kinda mis the darkroom ,but then comes the choice of printer, I hear that Canon should have some real nice ones with five or seven color bottles,but...I am a Nikon shooter ..

Kidding aside, I am Torn between HewlettPackard..Epsom,..Canon , with HP supposedly having the Best ink,..is there some truth in that ?

Mr. Wallen, thank you
That is a crafty piece of professionalism, it shows, once again ,..it`s Not the Pen but the Hand that wields it

As I am also confused about all this, I have done some research too, and I keep on reading that TIFF is the best option,..here`s a link to a printer called Atwood :

https://www.atwoodprint.com/resources/articles/jpgortiff.html

They say, and I quote :

" The JPEG file format has gained prominence over the past few years, in large part due to its ability to provide a fairly high-quality image at a fraction of the size of other formats, such as TIFF. Of course, that benefit comes at a cost."

I also have read about a British photog who had RAW files from a wedding shoot, and went to three print-shops, off whom none could get the colors right , especially Skin-tones, they told him they had to use conversions, for their equipment could Not read his RAW files and Advised him to submit Jpeg or better , TIFF files,....so now, I think to obtain best possible Printing results I must set my camera to TIFF,..which will slow down write times...but it should yield the best possible quality.

Incredible Quality !!

Makes me wonder what Equipment was used to Achieve this, what Camera..Lens...could you tell us ?