Roy Jose Lorr wrote:
> jimkramer wrote:
>
>> "Joel" <Joel@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>> news:6fldu3lkuci82h12jhv6f5i61jaeach9nt@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>
>>> "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.
Since we are talking about images,I prefer to compare film
vs. digital to oil paint vs. watercolors.
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