The following comments were posted as part of the scanning thread but apply here as well.
My paintings are all on slides that look pretty good but prints from those slides and scans from those prints are less then satisfactory. Based on some of William Whitaker's comment's I am going to try shooting new work with my digital camera and print from those files.
Previously I had access to a Nikon 950 and agree with him on the quality of Nikons. I just purchased, however, a Minolta DiMage 5/ 3.3 megapixel with all the features of a single lens reflex and super controls. ($499.00 at
www.thecamerazone.com when I bought it three weeks ago) Prints are outstanding and I really love to be able to leave the "photo shoot" knowing that I have what I need and avoid the pain caused days later to find that what I shot was mostly useless.
Those considering a digital camera should be aware that storage media and batteries usually supplied with new cameras are not adequate and should budget for long life rechargable batteries (digitals eat batteries) and no less than 32 MB of storage media.