Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/04/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yeah, too much idle time is dangerous. Excuse me, I?m off to just take some nice pictures! ?howard On Apr 12, 2014, at 9:07 AM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> wrote: > Several years ago, I did the calculations based upon the molecular > particulate size of TMax100 film. I picked that film because the density > data was available, and it was the most consistent particulate size film > available, and it was reputed to be the most consistent homogenous density > mix of crystals within the sensitive film layer. > My assumption was that the TMax100 crystalline molecule was the smallest > discernible and quantifiable light capturing receptor. Therefore, the > closest analogy to a digital sensor pixel. > > As I remember it, the particulate size, and therefore the effective pixel > density, was around 15MP per square inch. The closest ( B+W only) > comparison is the MM. > > The MM is about 10MP per square inch. > > Based upon this, and for all practical purposes, digital sensor technology > resolution has caught up with chemical resolution. > > Too much time on your hands is a bad thing......you worry about things that > are purely theoretical. This happened to me as well when I first retired. > Seems a pattern.... > > Frank Filippone > Red735i at verizon.net > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information