Many photographers wonder how much of a difference there is between the 'old' 24x36mm film format and the 'new' digital formats. I did some research and here's what I found:
An Eastman Kodak film scientist was quoted to say that, in a scientific magazine, the upper limits of 35mm film in use today by consumers is about ~25.8MP. Thus, consumer digicams have a far ways to go before even matching the resolution and detail in film in prints.
It seems that whatever the general public perceives becomes reality.
As long as they're happy with the final 4x6 inch print of their Johnny swinging a bat at a ball -- that's all that matters.
In fact, color, focus, saturation, contrast and lighting can go to hell, as long as Johnny's face is 'sorta clear in the pitcher'...
The craft, science and art of photography have been stepped on by all the wonderful technology involving auto focus, program mode, face recognition, and auto ISO.
I wonder if anyone can still pick up a Pentax K1000 with a roll of Tri-X loaded and manage to shoot a roll of good pictures...
2 comments:
"An Eastman Kodak film scientist was quoted to say that, in a scientific magazine, the upper limits of 35mm film in use today by consumers is about ~25.8MP."
That's BS. Almost anything I see from a 35mm camera is poorer that what I see from 6MP cameras.
Try making a color separation from a digital file and the truth will be seen. A high quality lens and 35mm film exposed and processed correctly will yield MORE information than is available using a digital camera. Evaluating the results on a computer monitor doesn't count. High end digital cameras with the right CCD and optical mix can come close, but an AD wanting a digital image on the level of a transparency HELL scan won't touch an image FOR PUBLICATION unless it came from a high end camera system. The Hasselblad H3D is such a system.
http://www.hasselbladusa.com/products/h-system/h3d.aspx
Printing small images or shooting for the web does not reveal the quality required for top quality publication work.
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