110 film and it's approximate megapixel count

jnanian said:

LOL exactly !

i never understand these threads. the info is readily available
on wikipEdia who cares what the resolution of film is / might not be
that should be the least of one's worries...

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Cholentpot said:

6mp for 35mm film?

Really?

This across the board? 25, 80, 100, 125, 160 etc? Color b&w?

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Prof_Pixel said:

If you are referring to my Photo CD comments, the 6 Mpxs figure is based on total system performance with consumer users - what they actually saw. Film by itself is capable of more.

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1. Do not know what they are looking at.
2. Do not know the difference between a snapshot and a photograph.
3. Think sharpening software actually shows what is there.
4. Love to over sharpen.
5. Love to over saturate.
6. Don't really care because all they want is selfies.

Prof_Pixel said:

If you are referring to my Photo CD comments, the 6 Mpxs figure is based on total system performance with consumer users - what they actually saw. Film by itself is capable of more.

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flavio81 said:

No, they aren't.

You buy a 24MP DSLR and it has 24 million sensors, between red, green and blue. No more. The image is produced by demosaicing which gives less resolution. And the anti-alias filter in front will smear details on its own.

I've owned camera without the anti-alias filter, it gives much greater resolution but also opens up the possibility of very ugly, nasty color artifacts.

Cameras like the Sigmas with the foveon sensor have no Bayer mosaic, but the manufacturer exxagerates the pixel count. A sigma camera of, say, true 14MP, is advetised as 42MP: "14+14+14 megapixels" (one for each color). But this one will give true 14MP of detail.

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Dismayed said:

It's the 'complex calculations' that throw people off.

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Ces1um said:

I thought each one had a sensor for red, green, blue and one for luminance values. That's what was so good about the leica monochrom- each sensor only recorded luminance value- or so i remember watching on youtube anyways....

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Sirius Glass said:

Each pixel consists of one red, one blue and two green cells, each of which is much larger than film grain. Therefore equating film to megapixels is megabullshit.

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faberryman said:

And you have to distinguish between individual film grains and clumps of grains, adding to the intrigue.

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David Luttmann said:

View attachment 204946 35 mm film holds up out to 18mp or so with fine grain film and good scans. 110 with good optics around 4 or 5

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