The way to make lenses with higher resolution is to utilze ED glass,
mould/grind aspheric surfaces, and spend a fortune on high-quality construction
to hold it perfectly centered.
Not many people want to pay for that level of workmanship except pros. The
newer Leica, top-end Zeiss, Nikon ED-AFS, and Canon L lenses are all examples
of such products.
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>From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Donald Shedrick
>Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 11:27 PM
>To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [OM] E-1 lenses resolution vs conventional lenses - fact or
>hype?
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>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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