Greenguy's Board - View Single Post - The end of film cameras gets a little closer...

RawAlex · 2006-01-13, 04:01 PM

at 10 - 12 megapixels, they have long since gone past magazine quality from a pure pixel standpoint. Remember, 35mm is really only about 3500X2400 points, so I suspect they are pretty much there. Standard magazine print quality isn't all that high... 300dpi means 8 1/2 x 11 pretty much 1 to 1, which gives the good quality. If digital is shooting that high, then there is no issue from pixel count.

There may be issues from the standpoint of color rendition or differences in reaction of film versus digital, etc. That is a seperate issue.

I know that pretty much all newspaper level stuff is done digital now...

Alex

2006-01-13, 04:01 PM	#3
RawAlex Took the hint. Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,597	at 10 - 12 megapixels, they have long since gone past magazine quality from a pure pixel standpoint. Remember, 35mm is really only about 3500X2400 points, so I suspect they are pretty much there. Standard magazine print quality isn't all that high... 300dpi means 8 1/2 x 11 pretty much 1 to 1, which gives the good quality. If digital is shooting that high, then there is no issue from pixel count. There may be issues from the standpoint of color rendition or differences in reaction of film versus digital, etc. That is a seperate issue. I know that pretty much all newspaper level stuff is done digital now... Alex