On 15/12/06, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes, I'm here. Must have hit the send button. Don't remember what I > was trying to say. But I'm definitely interested in the diffraction > limit. However, I generally try to avoid shooting at an ap smaller > than f11 to be on the same side. Of course there are situations that > require a smaller stop. But I figure if I have to have that small a > stop, I'm not going to worry about diffraction.
I get confirmation off list from an owner of a D200, D2X, and K10D as follows: "most of my good lenses are at their best at about f8-f11 and f13 doesn't lose too much from diffraction for improved DOF" Interesting, my old Oly E10 only stopped down to f11 and was best at about f8 due to its small photosites. IOW there is a penalty other than noise and reduced latitude when it comes to increasing sensor density. -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
