In response to a few questions regarding the EOS 1Ds DSLR compared to 35mm film SLRs, I have to say that I now hardly ever use film for anything unless its a comission that specifically is wanted on film.
The image quality of the 1Ds is astonishing to say the least, images taken as RAW format files and converted to tiffs can be interpolated to at least 400% ('Genuine Fractals', software) with no obvious loss of quality, the images are also so much 'cleaner' in that they are grainless compared to 35mm film enlargements.
The attached image has been resized down and quite highly compressed to suit Bird forum parameters so is about 1:2 full size but you should still be able to judge the image quality from it.
Very nice Nigel. I recall Andy Rouse's review at the web site of "the well-known retailer in Norwich" stating he reckoned it was the equal of Velvia (in a pro quality film setup of course).
For those with fast connections, there's a 32MB bitmap image of a night time picture of a lit civic building (presumably to illustrate the low noise levels in a difficult subject) at :
http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/c...view/index.html
Perhaps you know of links to other pictures of more relevant subjects Nigel.
I think we can safely say top quality digital has arrived; if not quite for the masses yet...
Amazing image Nigel, I must remember to do the lottery tonight. ;-)
Rich