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Originally Posted by ishoot308
Other than the obvious benefits of a non film digital camera, is the clarity of digital as good as the clarity of a quality 35mm camera? I still have some killer photos from an old 35mm camera.
How many digital megapixels would approximately equal a good 35mm in a pro's hands???
Dan
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I held off in the switch to digital for years. Finally switched several years ago.
The latest technology is much improved, and if you want you can get 36 megapixel or more cameras now. Digital can be useful with ISO 51,200 now, some as high as 409,600 try that with film!
To fully appreciate digital quality and capabilities you should work with their RAW files, not just the automatic jpg output. Working with the RAW files is very loosely similar to processing your own photos in a darkroom in that you have much more control over the results. In the raw file, I get access to up to 14 bits of data and dynamic range, in jpg you are limited to 8 bits, which is quite a reduction.
Here's a film vs digital comparison for the die hards:
https://petapixel.com/2015/05/26/fil...l-a-comparison
And
https://petapixel.com/2016/06/01/ana...tal-look-photo
For the photo nerds here, check out this site, and scroll down to the underexposure test and tell me how a film camera would compare:
https://photographylife.com/nikon-vs...-dynamic-range
Or this test, check out the under exposed by 4, 5 or 6 stops example (remember, you do this with the RAW files, not the normal jpg output files):
http://www.thewanderinglensman.com/2...ensor-how.html
Even the small pocket cameras aren't bad today.
Don't judge digital by everyone's cell phone photos, some are ok, but not up to the quality of a good dedicated DSLR or mirrorless digital camera. I suggest you take a look at
www.dpreview.com for a non brand biased, non technology biased, digital photography site that has a lot of useful info on today's technology.
Note, you can still get film and find processing, or do it yourself, but it's getting harder and more expensive to continue this way.
They say about 7 to 16 megapixels is equivalent to 35mm film. You can easily get 24 megapixel cameras today.