[rollei_list] Re: Digital Wins
- From: Ardeshir Mehta <ardeshir@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2005 19:07:00 -0400
I can't imagine how Austin can be wrong in what he writes re. Digital
vs. Film. It seems to me a straightforward matter of mathematics! A
scanned 35mm negative or slide, scanned even at a low 2400 dpi, would
result in a file containing 8.64 megapixels - and each of these pixels
would contain ALL the primary colours, not just one, as in a digital
camera! How then can even an 8-megapixel digital camera, let alone a
4-megapixel one, give the same resolution as a slide or negative taken
on good quality film with even a 35 mm camera - let alone with a
Rolleiflex TLR - which is then scanned using a good scanner at, say,
3600 or 4800 dpi?
Or am I missing something here? If I am, would someone PLEASE set me
straight?
Cheers.
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On Friday, April 15, 2005, at 09:34 AM, Austin Franklin wrote:
> Marc,
>
>> At 10:09 AM 4/14/05 -0400, Austin Franklin wrote:
>>
>>> I can't imagine by what stretch of the imagination you could
>>> possibly believe that you can get an "acceptable" 20 x 24 print from
>>> a P&S digital camera, unless you have VERY low standards.
>>
>> Gee, Austin, I guess you must be right. I must just have very low
>> standards.
>
> You just to even remotely believe such a silly claim!
>
>> Now, again, go sit on it.
>
> Why are you being an ass? Because someone disagrees with you? How
> juvenile.
>
>> And, yes, you are wrong,
>
> I guess you believe if you just keep saying it, it must be true.
> Delirium not withstanding, your claim is simply nonsensical, no matter
> how many times you claim it.
>
>> ...as many others have pointed out.
>
> Hardly "many" as you so erroneously claim. Obviously, you have little
> "appreciation" for image quality. That's fine, and it's your
> prerogative...but that doesn't make your claim any less nonsensical.
>
> Austin
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On Friday, April 15, 2005, at 09:37 AM, Austin Franklin wrote:
> Hi Peter,
>
>> I have seen many digital images. Done right, you could not tell the
>> difference between a quality digital image at 11x14 or one from a
>> film camera.
>
> Absolutely, but not from a 4.1mp digital P&S.
>
> Regards,
>
> Austin
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