>Do you think it just a coincidence that the best 35mm film also seems to top out around '12k' ? Part of the reason (AFAIK; not an expert) for the very high qu

>Do you think it just a coincidence that the best 35mm film also seems to top out around '12k' ? Part of the reason (AFAIK; not an expert) for the very high quality of 35mm is that it leaves enough headroom to crop the filmed image significantly without a noticeable (or at least an obtrusive) drop in image quality. That provided the very useful ability to apply some "analogue digital zoom" in post-production.