Saturday 21 October 2017

What is the equivalent resolution of a 35mm film




Possible Duplicate:
What megapixel value is equivalent to which ISO film?
Is it true that '80s 35mm photofilm had quality corresponding to 24 megapixels?




I know this is a little bit like comparing apples with oranges but I am trying to find the point where digital photography caught up with conventional film photography.


Today's high-end full-frame digital cameras have 35mm sensors which is the size of a conventional 35mm film. These two technologies (digital and analog) are fundamentally different but at the end of the day, the images produced are consumed alike.


Now, consider an 35mm analog image recorded on top-quality film with top quality equipment. What would be the resolution (megapixels) and color-depth of an equivalent digital image.




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