Agreed. Perception is often reality. However, half the fun of this List is when the content spins from the pedestrian to the academic.
Best, Martin On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 1:02 PM, Meteorites USA <[email protected]> wrote: > Without seeming to endlessly argue with the data presented. I would like to > point out the the sharpness examples in the link you provided are taken from > a VERY small percentage of the overall image. In relation to the entire > photo taken as a whole the sharpness of the image is comparable at any given > area over an "average". > > Macro meteorite photography works the same way, and I would bet that 99% of > people who view any photo don't look at such a small section of the entire > photo. This is fine when shopping for a lens, but for most photos, frankly > it does not matter much. Especially when talking about web galleries of > images at 72 DPI. Now when talking about print resolution and sharpness > that's a whole other topic. ;) > > Regards, > Eric > > > > On 1/27/2010 11:49 AM, Dark Matter wrote: >> >> Sorry, but it won't. The measures are small, but the optical physics are >> real. >> >> http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/50-comparison/f-stops.htm >> >> Best, >> >> Martin >> >> >> >> >> Eric wrote: >> >> >>> >>> An f/2.8 lens focused >>> properly with the right settings will be just as sharp in the given DOF >>> of a >>> comparable photo/subject photographed at a slower/smaller f/22 aperture. >>> >> >> > ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
