Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]According to my Kodak Reference manual, most of the films that we commonly use have a resolving power between 100 and 150 lines/mm. A couple of years ago there was speculation that a digital sensor of 9 Mb would provide the informational equivalent of a 24x36 mm 135 frame. Now that reasonably priced sensors have reached the double digit megabyte point, what is the contemporary view? Are more megabytes always better? Does the size of each element matter? Bear in mind that lenses, even Leica lenses, have practical resolution limits. What megabytage should I strive for if I want to fully replace film? Inquiring minds want to know. Larry Z