On Sat, 13 Oct 2001 06:34:01 -0500 "Tom Scales" <tscales@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
writes:
> If a word: diffraction.
>
> Here's a quote I found in a quick search:
>
> "When a beam of parallel light passes through a circular aperture
> it
> spreads out a little, a phenomenon known as diffraction. The
> smaller
> the aperture, the more the spreading. "
>
> with more detail (most of which I don't understand) at:
>
> http://www.faqs.org/faqs/rec-photo/lenses/tutorial/
>
> Tom
>
So Tom, Does this mean that I would get more critically sharp focus at
f/2, with the trade-off being reduced DOF?
Uh-oh ... did I just have a "grasshopper" moment? :)
Jamie
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