VCF Suggestions (film vs. digital cameras)

[Dwight K. Elvey]

Hi
 The only issue here is that it also depends on the
camera lens. I have a small lens Olympus C50 with 5 MegPix
and a 10D Canon. There is no question about which
has the sharper pictures. The 10D can be blown up
2 to 2.5 times bigger. So pixel count is not 5.0
vers 6.3.
Dwight

>From: "Barry Watzman" <Watzman at neo.rr.com>
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>Re: "I reckon that a good 35mm camera (good meaning a top-end lens and 
>fine grain film) is equivalent to 12-20 megapixels."
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>My understanding from the camera companies, which I've heard more than once
>(and going back to 2000, before any such digital cameras existed) is that
>they consider 35mm film about the equivalent of 6 megapixels.  It's not
>exact, as it depends on what image sensor (not all image sensors of the same
>megapixels are the same) and what film (not all 35mm films are the same,
>either).  The lens obviously enters into overall image quality in a big way,
>but that is equally true for both film and digital cameras.  But bottom
>line, as a rule-of-thumb, and other things (in particular the lens) being
>equal or at least comparable, I consider (and a lot of experts consider)
>that about a 6 megapixel camera is the equivalent of 35mm film.
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