A crucial factor to consider in this discussion though is the quality of the pixel set. One factor in favour of digital is their (on good cameras) very clean image which makes scaling via interpolation that much more practical. There are many factors for and against each side but a straight (unscaled) pixel count is (very) disingenuous to digital. > From: Scott Graham <gebilwil@...> <snip> > And keep in mind that 8MP is about 2300x3460 and well scanned 35mm is > 4000x6000 to > say nothing of medium format. So in spite of the wonders of digital, which I > use for some > things, and the big prints that various users are happy with, film has > dramatically more > resolution.
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Re: [Digital BW] Re: Would like to GO BIG - Start with large format neg?
2004-08-20 by Steve Kale