ChainsawAsh said:
Oh, and about film grain - saying you're not a fan of film grain is like saying that you're not a fan of pixels in HD video. The only difference is that pixels in HD cannot change at all, while film grain is a chemical process that does change, even on the same shot.

I think you know what I meant: the tiny little spots that litter the picture and are not simply dirt particles. In my opinion, what matters is what was meant to be in the shot, what was meant to be seen. In other words, the actors, the sets, the props, and whatever special effects that are added in post. Anything and everything else must go. That's why I like Lowry. Not only does it remove the offending spots, but it fills them in with what most likely would have been there. I'd rather see simulated perfection than actual imperfection. Then again, I can understand the concerns of most of the people here (preservation of the films original form), but I'm a person who's more interested in aesthetics than historical preservation. Two different mindsets, that's all.

But thanks for the rundown on film detail. It was very interesting. So, by the time we reach Ultra-HD (that experimental format with... 7680x4320 resolution, I think), will we have basically hit the detail "ceiling"?