RE: filmscanners: 2700ppi a limiting factor in sharpness?

["Austin Franklin" <darkroom@ix.netcom.com>]

> I love making 24x36" prints on an Epson 7000 from 800 speed color negs
> shot with a $90 point and shoot.  Why?  Because they look great.

I doubt they *really* look "great".

> I also own and shoot regularily with the best glass available for
> 35mm, 6x7, and 4x5, and I'm here to tell you resolution isn't what
> photography is about unless you're a geek!

You don't have to be a geek to want decent resolution on certain images.
Not all, but there certainly are many images that require decent resolution
to "make" the image.

> Ducking for cover,

You'd better!