Thibouille opined: > I agree but it doesn't change the fact that IMO if one wants roughly > the same quality on digital than on 35mm film, it'll probably take > 20-30Mpix on a 35mm sized sensor.
That may be true in theory. I don't find it to be true in practice. In my experience, an 11 x 17 print from a carefully processed an interpolated *ist D file looks every bit as good to the naked eye as a 35mm print. YRMV.