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There’s multiple things going on. The larger the film stock, the easier it is to get a certain final resolution. Both because the film itself needs to be magni

There’s multiple things going on. The larger the film stock, the easier it is to get a certain final resolution. Both because the film itself needs to be magnified less when creating the final print and because the lenses don’t need to create as small of an image. And BW film even today is still MUCH sharper, even if just perceptually, than color film.

brudgers 1y ago
No one has ever looked at a photograph and wept because it was so sharp... ...of course many photographers have wept because a photograph wasn't sharp.
- kjkjadksj 1y ago
  There have been millions of photos that have suffered at the hands of the sharpness slider.
  - radlad 1y ago
    In fairness, that's not the photo that was too sharp, but an unsharp mask that was applied too heavily. ;)
  - brudgers 1y ago
    Using sharpness never improves a photograph, only changes it.
radlad 1y ago
> And BW film even today is still MUCH sharper, even if just perceptually, than color film. Maybe perceptually - due to stronger contrast and perhaps also the fact that B&W film often comes in higher speeds and probably incurs less motion blur of the subject overall. But I don't think it's actually objectively sharper per se?
- kjkjadksj 1y ago
  In terms of grain I think the finest is still bw film. Highest exposure latitude as well. Great dynamic range as well probably still better than digital.