Well said Paul: I go further. I was flipping through some old magazines just before throwing them out and I noticed an interesting article by Keppler. I believe it was titled, How sharp a lens do you need. It was very down-to-earth, and invormative even now 20 years later.... Vic
In a message dated 6/22/02 8:15:13 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: <<Bruce, I don't think Keppler missed the mark in his advice on testing for lens sharpness. I think he meant, "Resolution, shmezolution; see if it's sharp enough for you." He is well aware that most users--even Pop readers--don't blow up their prints past 4x6. At that size, neither the limitations of 400-speed film nor the diffraction effects of f/22 will be seen. I have saved a couple dozen Keppler columns since the 1970s. The man is a gifted writer blessed with uncommon sense and insight. Consider his heterodox advice about tripod stability: When walking around, settle for a featherweight, less-than-ideal tripod rather than none at all. No matter what facet of photography he is writing about, he sees angles that few others see. He is an iconoclast whose unconventional wisdom has upset a number of accepted beliefs. No one who has read his many critiques of the limitations of autofocus can doubt this. Nor do I agree that he is "a shill for the camera companies selling entry level dreck." Keppler has written any number of columns bemoaning the absence of important features in many entry-level--and midrange--cameras. He has even written that we need truth-in-advertising laws that require camera makers to list the features that a camera doesn't have, so the bedazzled buyer won't overlook their absence. As for promoting entry-level dreck on behalf of the camera makers, can you explain how it would be in their interest to have Keppler encourage consumers to spend less, rather than more? Paul Franklin Stregevsky>> - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
