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You'd need to be using Kodak Technical Pan at a rated speed of 12 to 16 (before filter factors, for continuous-tone images with smooth gradients) in order to ge

You'd need to be using Kodak Technical Pan at a rated speed of 12 to 16 (before filter factors, for continuous-tone images with smooth gradients) in order to get there, though. Kodachrome 25 (in the K14 process version) and Ektar 25 weren't terribly far behind, but neither had a great deal of latitude. And you'd also need something a little flatter than the typical film aperture and pressure plate to really use it. More typical 35mm films - those with usable sensitivities for general photography - wouldn't get you anywhere near there.

abritinthebay 9y ago
Sure, there’s tons of variation of course and 87 is the upper limit, but from what I’ve read it’s still the 40-50MP range before you hit the limits of a decent typical 35mm film. Lens quality does start to become a factor a bit earlier than that too.
- bigdubs 9y ago
  A lot of the comparisons I've read (and internally Leica's own tests) say otherwise. https://petapixel.com/2014/12/18/comparing-image-quality-film-digital/ https://petapixel.com/2014/12/18/comparing-image-quality-fil...
  - abritinthebay 9y ago
    I mean... in that very article the 80MP camera looks worse than film (tho more sharpened, go go digital image processing!) You appear to have provided counter evidence to your own position.
    - bigdubs 9y ago
      Take a look at the 35mm section, that's explicitly not the conclusion of the article. "The results are very impressive and from our comparisons we think scanned color slide film has a digital equivalent resolution of between 12MP and 24MP depending on what aspect you look at (12MP for overall sharpness appearance, 14-16MP for luminosity resolution, and 24MP for color resolution). These figures are estimates based on a good Imacon or Drum scan and would be even higher for projected or enlarged images." So you're basically reading that and going, well I think I'm right anyway.

abritinthebay 9y ago

Sure, there’s tons of variation of course and 87 is the upper limit, but from what I’ve read it’s still the 40-50MP range before you hit the limits of a decent typical 35mm film. Lens quality does start to become a factor a bit earlier than that too.

bigdubs 9y ago
A lot of the comparisons I've read (and internally Leica's own tests) say otherwise. https://petapixel.com/2014/12/18/comparing-image-quality-film-digital/ https://petapixel.com/2014/12/18/comparing-image-quality-fil...
- abritinthebay 9y ago
  I mean... in that very article the 80MP camera looks worse than film (tho more sharpened, go go digital image processing!) You appear to have provided counter evidence to your own position.
  - bigdubs 9y ago
    Take a look at the 35mm section, that's explicitly not the conclusion of the article. "The results are very impressive and from our comparisons we think scanned color slide film has a digital equivalent resolution of between 12MP and 24MP depending on what aspect you look at (12MP for overall sharpness appearance, 14-16MP for luminosity resolution, and 24MP for color resolution). These figures are estimates based on a good Imacon or Drum scan and would be even higher for projected or enlarged images." So you're basically reading that and going, well I think I'm right anyway.