Just to add to this discussion Richard Anderson (for ASMP) wrote this interesting piece recently (extract):
'If you also consider the fact that the highest quality digital capture images are the so called RAW files, which are usually compressed by a factor of 50%, the efficiency of digital capture goes up even more. I have found that a 7.7 MB Nikon D1x raw file is more than equivalent to a 120MB 35mm film scan judged as either an inkjet print, or in offset reproduction.' And 'Andrew Rodney (www.digitaldog.net) has on his web site, a discussion where he compares 18MB digital capture files to 4x5 scanned film, and concludes that "in virtually every aspect, the digitally captured image file thoroughly outclassed the file scanned from film.' Regards Craig Craig Auckland | Photographer [ Telephone ] +44 (0)7930 337 226 [ Facsimile ] +44 (0)7931 607 428 [ Online portfolio ] www.aucklandphotographer.co.uk =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
