only in science fiction. you can't make a lens that can stand that much magnification and there is a fixed amount of thermal noise that can't be gotten around.
Herb.... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chaso DeChaso" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 1:01 PM Subject: Re: DSLR/PC plateau? > One quick example would be when something happens > (relatively soon) such as sensors becoming not only > way higher in resolution but also much more > light-sensitive than film. Among other things, this > would allow both digital-only (non optical) zoom and > total depth of field. Software after the fact would > allow you to select the focal plane and bokeh. When > something like this happens all of the sudden everyone > will "need" to do it and almost everyone apart from me > will be saying "Do you think I am going to lug around > a 300mm f/2.8 when the guy next to me can do all the > same stuff with a 50mm f/1.4..that's CRAAAAzy!"
