"Roy Jose Lorr" <kenthz@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> jimkramer wrote:
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>> "Joel" <Joel@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>>>"jimkramer" <Newsreader1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>
>>><snip>
>>>
>>>>>If quality of image is not a consideration go strictly digital. It
is
>>>>>more convenient and less costly.
>>>>
>>>>Unless the OP is shooting MF, a 6MP DSLR is going to produce equal or
>>>>better
>>>>images then most commonly available (consumer) 35mm films. Where this
>>>>is
>>>>not the case is very fine grained slow silver B&W print films and the
>>>>better, i.e. more expensive, slide films. At 10-12 MP It's pretty
much
>>>>a
>>>>dead heat.
>>>
>>>I don't pay much attention to the name to remember the name(s), but I
>>>read
>>>someone here comparing film to 30MP digital camera. Of course I have
no
>>>idea where s/he get the idea but it's pretty interesting to find
someone
>>>has
>>>more knowledge than suppose to <bg>
>>>
>> For the very finest grain slowest B&W film with the very best lens
maybe
>> you could scratch out 30 MP of real image data on a drum scanner. But
>> after spending all that for the image I'd wonder why it wasn't done in
>> medium or large format.> The real issues with people who claim to be
able
>> to get large MP out of film is that they have special equipment and the
>> very finest of emulsions to work with. The average consumer grade film
is
>> basically garbage to generate 4x6" prints. A 1MP camera will make an
>> acceptable 4x6 print and a 3MP will make a great 4x6 print.> Roger N.
>> Clark posted some nice comparisons between digital and film
"MegaPixels"
>> http://www.clarkvision.com/imagedetail/film.vs.digital.1.html
>> and
>> http://www.clarkvision.com/imagedetail/film.vs.digital.summary1.html>
And
>> of course you need to consider the people that think you should only
>> compare prints. Prints made with the finest optical system mind you.
:-)
>
> The differences is like that between LPs and CDs, oils and inks, film
and
> tape.
I always love the LP and CD comparison. Thanks for your input.
Jim
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