Here's my datapoint: I love film, but I'm a realist.
I use a Polaroid SS120 for both MF and 135 and scan at 4000dpi. I can honestly say I don't see much to be had even at 4000dpi on either Provia F 100 or Velvia. I can never find a detail that occupies less than 3-4 pixels at this resolution on either emulsion. So, IMHO, 8000+ dpi is way overkill for these emulsions. I see great grain detail, but that's it. -R ----- Original Message ----- From: "Knut Kampe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 7:50 AM Subject: RE: Digital vs.FILM: will digital cameras lose the war? > At 17:26 27.08.02 -0400, you wrote: > >The fact is that good current digital slr's can create prints that > >look as good as prints from film. > > Not at large print sizes. But I agree, for many purposes digital at 6MP may > be sufficient. Convenience may also dominate the decision. At the very top > end digital has definitely not reached film yet. 15-20MB 'real' pixels > (e.g. not adding red, green blue pixels to get high numbers) will be needed > to get this. > > For a balanced view have a look at the following thread: > http://www.spinics.net/lists/scan/threads.html#04080 > (Digicam vs scanner resolutions) >
