Digital BW, The Print

Jerry writes:

> Anthony, I don't know how else to say it. My 13x19
> inch epson prints are sharper than you could get
> in the darkroom with Provia film. I've made
> direct comparisons.

Because you say so?

I've made direct comparisons, too.  Digital loses.  I compare them at 600%
magnification on a large screen, and the differences become obvious.  If
they look better to you, that's fine, but it doesn't mean that they are
actually sharper; it is a mathematical inevitability that they will be less
sharp.

> The epson print is simply sharper. I see no lack of
> detail in the prints. I don't know what else to say.
> They are SHARP! !!!

Yelling it doesn't make it any more true.

> And I certainly DO care about resolution. It is my
> number one thing to care about.

There there is some sort of conflict here.  Either you do not care about
resolution, or you have not examined the difference between digital and film
carefully enough to see that film has better resolution.