significant advantages on the F3 over AF100 to justify the cost

[Mark Smith]

The film was totally amazing in the overexposure latitude, but just awful in the shadow latitude. I think that was one of the most eye-opening moments for most viewers of the test.

Agreed, and the other thing about film is that it has a fixed iso rating, so if you have 500 loaded that's what you have. You can push a stop or more but film certainly doesn't react the same way as digital to the push.

The scene in the SCCE test that emphasized the film - digital difference was the one with the darkened entrance way and women in different coats? Forgive me if I have this wrong but i've only seen the test once and that was in vegas. Almost all the digital cameras looked dark to varying degrees but acceptable and the film was mud.