Re: print resolution with digital vs. film, canon D5

stereo guy wrote:

I am a pretty dedicated film shooter.  Some 4x5, mostly medium format.
I typically drum scan my film and have it printed on a Lightjet at
sizes ranging from 16x20 to 30x40 with excellent and sharp results -
run it through photoshop and typical files sizes are in the hundreds of
megabytes.  You get within an inch or two of the print and it's as
sharp as a tack.  Very satisfying.

I am taking a trip to Europe with my wife and am really not looking
forward to dragging the Hasselblad Arcbody, tripod, film backs etc.
etc. with me - besides, my wife's going to kill me if I spend too much
time setting up the camera stuff (that's the real problem if you want
to get down to it).

So I was thinking....maybe one of the new Canon 5D 12 megapixel cameras
with one of their "L" lenses?  I am guessing this will yield a raw 39mb
file in photoshop which doesn't seem big enough to make good prints at
even 24x30.  But others tell me I am all wet.

Help!  This isn't a light investment and I don't want to spend a bunch
of money and be dissapointed when expectations aren't met.

Is there anyone with the following info?

<li>Advice
<li>perhaps a nice, tack sharp image you could either email me or I
could download that's full size and I can see for myself in Photoshop?
This would be a God send.

Anyway, I'd appreciate some dialog.  I am hoping to get some real
answers.

I have found that once I am use to a certain quality it is very hard to accept less. You will always be saying I wonder what that shoot would have looked like if.....
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