Quote (Tomes @ Wed, May 13 2009, 08:35pm)
Film has no pixels, so its impossible to say how meny mp film is, allso resolution varies on what iso film is, but 100 iso 35mm b&w film is around 20mp and 6x6 is around 60mp. Naturally this doesent really matter because even 10mp is enough for 50x70cm poster.
If you want to make prints yourself you need englarger machine, papers and chemicals.
I wouldnt say its sharper than digital, you can see difference in sharpness on different lenses with digital, even with really sharp lenses, so digital is able for better sharpness than the sharpest consumer lenses..
Advantages of film is that it looks cool, its more fun to shoot, it handles highlights and shadows way better than digital, dynamic range is way better and you really get much more out of suggesfull film shot than digital, dunno if its because its mostly just one shot you take or what but its definetly way more rewarding than digital, especially if you develop film and print them yourself.
It's also easier to backup, won't become obsolete as new digital standards arive, and just generally more fun.