RE: Future of Photography (was filmscanners: real value?)

[Derek Clarke]

In article <001e01c08bbd$d38fa460$617079c0@drt4>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
(Austin Franklin) wrote:

> > As for the resolution needed to equal 35mm film, I think I
> > have seen it quoted
> > that it would need about 8-10 Megapixels.
> 
> It is quite simple to calculate, and, of course, depends on what film 
> you
> want to try to 'emulate'.  At 5080DPI Plus-X does not reveal grain.  
> That
> means 5080 x 1 x 5080 x 1.5 = 38.7 megapixels.
> 
> 
What does the phrase "Plus X does not reveal grain" mean?