I'm curious why you all love ken rockwell so much. You sure all go on about him.
I mean the Joker in the Batman movie is a bad guy...but we LIKE him.
Despite his nuttery, he's basically an advocate of film, and despite all the technical arguments and mumbo jumbo I agree with whats at the heart of his claim.
Film justs LOOKS better than digital.
So why did we throw the baby out with the bathwater with all this new technology?
Same thing happened in music tech.Moogs being replaced by DX7's and their ilk. Tube mics to solid state...yada yada.
You can argue it's a matter of subjective value....but your ears and eyes are tin and rosy (in my opinion) if you can't discern that simple, undeniable FACT.
I use digital for workflow , it's flexibility and many other factors....but I know my Kodachromes just LOOK better straight out of the box, and with digital I usually rely on digital muckery to EMULATE a filmic quality.