Originally posted by UncleVanya I think a few things are wrong in this comparison:
1) 35mm film cameras output was rarely viewed large and so focus accuracy was rarely challenged on the commonplace 4x6” images.
2) very high resolution sensors and easy pixel peeping has increased the need for extremely precise focusing.
3) fine focus tuning on film cameras required specialized tools that most people did not have access to so few could validate if it was required.
! My best bw negatives were enlarged to A4 and A3 and therefore demandedprecise focusing. The tuning was time demanding but not difficult. Mostly it was enough to adjust the angle of the mirror. Some cameras has a screw for this, with K1000 you can bend the stop easyly. A ground glass a magnifier and a far away focus point was needed
My comments are based on prints, not screens .
Looking at the best pictures it is hard to destinguis the used camera as long as the ISO is below 1600