Film vs Digital (Again)

July 22, 2005 | Mark Goldstein | Technique | Comment |

Does film out-resolve digital? How can you tell? Does anyone really care? Find out the answers to all these questions and more in Michael Reichmann’s latest article over on Luminous Landscape.

“One of the favourite debates on web discussion forums is – “why film is or is not sharper then digital”. Experienced photographers know through the evidence of their own eyes that, other things being equal – same lens, similar ISO, etc; in real-world photographs digital is incontrovertibly sharper than film. Yet the debates continue.

This is reminiscent of the urban myth that bumble bees can’t fly. Their wings are far too small to generate enough lift given their weight. A lift to weight ratio thing. (Sound familiar?)”

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