Film use

[jsteinhauer]

I'm no expert in photography or filming, but digital imaging technology is limited by the speed of electrons in conductors, which is slower than the speed of photons hitting film, and the resolution is limited by the size of a manufactured pixel, while traditional film resolution is limited by the size of molecules. Similarly, electronically generated colors are a finite spectrum of discrete colors, while the natural spectrum is continuous. I am always in awe of the those skilled in the arts of photography and filming and the ways that they can instinctively use colors, motion and light to create masterpieces.

[Brandon B]

Originally Posted by jsteinhauer

I'm no expert in photography or filming, but digital imaging technology is limited by the speed of electrons in conductors, which is slower than the speed of photons hitting film

Irrrelevant for both. THe speed of electrons in a conductor is plenty fast to take a still image, or even 24 or 30 of them per second.

and the resolution is limited by the size of a manufactured pixel, while traditional film resolution is limited by the size of molecules.

Film grain crystals are very very much larger than molecules. But your point still remains on this side of being valid. Not for long though.

Similarly, electronically generated colors are a finite spectrum of discrete colors, while the natural spectrum is continuous. I am always in awe of the those skilled in the arts of photography and filming and the ways that they can instinctively use colors, motion and light to create masterpieces.

This is where the argument you and Buckshot put forth are still very valid. Only a matter of time though, and I would wager that time is about 5 years.

BB