Re: Digicam vs. Scanner resolutions

[byard pidgeon <bluedove@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well, as I started this thread (this time, anyway) here's some experience
I've had since the first posting.

I design/edit/produce a quarterly publication for the arts council here, and
do most of the photos...using film.

This week, I did the most recent issue. In it, I had a few of my own photos,
scanned quick and dirty, using 4x6 color prints, ganged on my flatbed at
300ppi. Originals on Fuji 400 neg.

Also had two pics submitted, done with 3-ish megapixel digicams.

Now, the digicam pictures were completely usable for this
application...but...enlarge them to anything over 100 percent in photoshop,
and the pixelation is very apparent.
Also, even at the small sizes I used them, the sharpness isn't as good as a
scan from a print made using my old point&shoot film camera (which isn't
what I used on the pics in this issue).

This is really the first time I've made any side by side comparisons, but to
my eyes, film is vastly better.

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