Lots of pontificating, lots of words, not much information in that link. Sharpness matters to produce edge contrast in photos. And you can notice the difference without pixel peeping. I'm amazed he can write 2+pages of non-sense on the subject. Regards, Bob S.
On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 12:15 PM, Darren Addy <[email protected]> wrote: > Alright. I had a Ranger IPA and let the desire to unsubscribe pass. My > Quality of Life Index stinks bad enough right now without cutting > myself off from PDML (you see, I clearly have masochistic tendencies). > : \ > > I realize that "Kenny Boy" is a widely reviled character here on PDML > (and beyond), and I'm not clear if this is because his information or > conclusion is (often?) wrong, or if he is just hated as a Pontificator > (or worse, Nikon Fanboy). > : ) > > If I may, I would like to ask you to please "hold your noses" and tell > me, specifically, what you disagree with in the following Kenny Boy > essay on the subject of lens sharpness: > http://kenrockwell.com/tech/lens-sharpness.htm Please think of this as > a weekend diversion, should you not have time for it today. In > addition, if you have a link to share that you think discusses this > subject (lens sharpness) more lucidly, please pass that along. > > I'd also like to add one more layer of complexity to the discussion, > but that will (hopefully) come later. I don't want to "muddy the > waters" with it right now. > > I realize that the bottom line (cop-out answer) that one can't argue > with is "don't worry about it... just take pictures with what you've > got" and while I agree with that sentiment, it doesn't make my desire > to understand all of the variables to obtaining a good image go away. > Thanks in advance for any opinions you care to share. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
