Not to be pedantic, but the Pentax 645 with a proper prime loaded with Provia or Velvia will resolve much more detail than any digital SLR on the market with the possible exception of something like Hasselblad's H2D or H3D (if you can even call those a digital SLR). If you have the $25,000 to $35,000 for those systems (mind you that is without lenses) and the storage for those large RAW files and access to a Fuji Frontier or an RP30 or Theta 76, then MAYBE you can get away without using film. If you start talking about the PhaseOne P45, you are now approaching the quality of film. For a pro who does advertising or commercial photography, you'll be hardpressed to find many that will insist that there is no need for film cameras. Likewise with fine art photographers. The characteristics of film or the ability to manipulate focus and perspective with a 4x5 view camera can't be had on a standard SLR (even a 1Ds or D2Xs) - to get that kind of control in digital you're talking about a 4x5 view camera with a very expensive digital back (like the P45).
As a consumer who wants to print a 4x6 for grandma or the occasional 8x10, then sure, almost any digital camera will give acceptable results to a non critical eye. But for a demanding professional or artist, film is still going to offer the best quality AND at a lower expense to get high quality prints for use in advertising, commercial signage or to be hung in a gallery.
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Not to be pedantic, but the Pentax 645 with a proper prime loaded with Provia or Velvia will resolve much more detail than any digital SLR on the market with the possible exception of something like Hasselblad's H2D or H3D (if you can even call those a digital SLR). If you have the $25,000 to $35,000 for those systems (mind you that is without lenses) and the storage for those large RAW files and access to a Fuji Frontier or an RP30 or Theta 76, then MAYBE you can get away without using film. If you start talking about the PhaseOne P45, you are now approaching the quality of film. For a pro who does advertising or commercial photography, you'll be hardpressed to find many that will insist that there is no need for film cameras. Likewise with fine art photographers. The characteristics of film or the ability to manipulate focus and perspective with a 4x5 view camera can't be had on a standard SLR (even a 1Ds or D2Xs) - to get that kind of control in digital you're talking about a 4x5 view camera with a very expensive digital back (like the P45).
As a consumer who wants to print a 4x6 for grandma or the occasional 8x10, then sure, almost any digital camera will give acceptable results to a non critical eye. But for a demanding professional or artist, film is still going to offer the best quality AND at a lower expense to get high quality prints for use in advertising, commercial signage or to be hung in a gallery.