I was never obsessed with resolution when I shot 35mm film. There were obvious flaws like camera shake or mis-focusing that I could spot and deal with, and it was clear that slower films offered higher resolution and less grain than faster ones, but as long as I felt I was getting all the quality the film could deliver, it was fine.
Now I get to shoot with some of the best full frame mirrorless cameras, with digital sensors that offer far more resolution and way less noise than analog 35mm, and yet now all of a sudden I’m worried about both those things. Actually, it’s not all that sudden. I wonder if it started just about the time when my photography workflow switched from film and darkrooms and prints, to computer monitors.
