Ah but in this test: http://www.sphoto.com/techinfo/ocesideharbor2.htm there is clearly more detail in the film scan - I can see a bird in the sky which just gets lost in the digital image!
> -----Original Message----- > From: Shawn K. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 18 May 2004 15:34 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Future Practicality of Film > > > *Shakes head* This is the hootenany I was speaking of. You > know a couple years ago people were claiming 30-40 Mega > pixels to outdo 35mm film, that number keeps dropping, but > people still claim you need such and such ludicrous amount of > pixels to out do the resolution of film. well, I have been a > witness to a test on the net, that compares, side to side, > crops of Fuji provia 35mm film and a 6MP DSLR, and the two > are almost exactly the same with the digital getting slightly > better color response IMO. > http://www.sphoto.com/techinfo/dslrvsfilm.htm#links There is the link to it. Besides if you think 8mp is some kind of insurance for film, its not, digital is just going to keep getting bigger and better. -Shawn
