On 5 Jan 2006 at 16:11, Gonz wrote: > Sorry Steve, I dont believe this is correct. Magnification should have > nothing to do with it. Its simple geometry. Imagine a line right down > the center of the focal area, now move that line in a parallel way some > distance, i.e. 1mm. The entire line, being parallel, by definition is > 1mm apart from infinity to infinity.
The magnification is related to geometry though the camera doesn't need to know how far the subject is to counter shake however the some lenses exhibit a significant change in magnification (ie AOV) from infinity to minimum focus so focus distance could be important in optimising the AS response. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
