Hi! Karyinn, it is an argumentative issue as to which is better, film or digital. In my opinion, after using digital cameras since digital started, I have seen the vast improvements since the beginning of time and must admit that digital actually produces cleaner results than that of film. As to sharpness, it really depends on the resolution and the other factors mentioned below. Do feel free to call me if you want to see the end results of digital compared to film (even though I cannot be of service to you at this time). The reason as to why some may feel this way, is because some images were actually captured at a much lower resolution so as to accomodate more images on the memory card. The other problem is also to accomodate more images on the card is to have a higher compression, so that file sizes will be made much smaller. If you are looking for professional results, you do need a camera of about 5-megapixels, true resolution, not interpolation. Most professional photographers should be using cameras such as Nikon D1, H or X, D100, Canon EOS 30, 60, 10D 1D and 1DS or Fuji S1 and S2 and Kodak DCS14n. Profiling issues in digital is also an essential factor and certain colour printing machines are actually more suited for the different profiles in the cameras. Although one may say that sRGB is a standard profile, the colour space may not be all the same. Digital is not as straight forward as one perceived it to be. There are many things in digital understanding, both in hardware and software besides the regular picture taking.
.. i would like to learn more, so my pics will be more creative.