I don't know either. If I thought that there was really only about 6 MP of real info in a 35mm frame I might make the switch to digital sooner than I expect to. But I'm not sure they are not fudging their opinions down so as to sell large amounts of their higher end digital cameras. Kent Gittings
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of aimcompute Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2001 12:10 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: DPI vs. PPI That's interesting, but let me ask this. I'll do it rhethorical fashion. When I scan a 35mm slide with my 2438ppi scanner, what part of the 20+ megabyte file would I choose as being inconsequential to the image? And now with the 4000ppi scanners it seems there is even more data to be found in a 35mm frame. Tom C. Kent Kittings wrote: <snip> > By the way in the latest > product news from Fuji they say that generally (without specifying the film) > a 35mm snapshot has about 6 MP of info that can be mined out of it with even > the best scanners. This is when comparing it to their 6900 digicam that has > a 6 MP interpolation mode. I know at some point a higher and higher dpi film > scanner will get no more real data out of a negative/slide but just > interpolation of the areas between the grain. However I was under the > impression the amount of data on a 35mm frame was higher. So either they are > fudging so as to place themselves correctly in the digicam world or they are > correct and maybe downplaying the actual data content of their own film to > move towards a digital world. > Kent Gittings - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. www.mimesweeper.com ********************************************************************** - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
