It is nothing special, I bet the lens in C5050 has resolution even higher
than the one in E-series. With a small image size they can spend more money
and make a design more concentrate on the resolution.
C.H.Ling
> -----Original Message-----
>
> Olympus is claiming their new E-1 lenses have greater resolution and
> this is a necessity for their new system, as well as one of their
> reasons for not offering the OM adapter. I am skeptical about this.
> Why are they all of a sudden able to produce lenses of supposedly
> superior resolution? What new technology in glass or lens design has
> enabled this? Why have no other manufacturers come up with it? For
> years, the various manufacturers have been in hot competition to win
> the best lens resolution test scores, and the Zuikos were always at
> least in the top tier of lenses. If there was a way to make a lens
> with higher resolution, why didn't all the manufacturers jump on it?
>
> =====
> Don Shedrick
>
> http://groups.msn.com/firstlightimaging
>
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