Would diffraction be worse if the light rays (or is that photons) are
traveling at an acute angle to the diaphragm edge?
This would mean that the older lenses would have more difficulty than
the newer, reduced format telecentrics.
Andrew Fildes
afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
On 12/11/2007, at 1:49 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> I have to admit that I hadn't thought about pixel diffraction but I
> doubt that's the cause of the warnings for upper aperture range. I
> just
> checked every single digital Zuiko and every one of them (including
> the
> 8mm) closes down to f/22... a stop smaller than a good many Zuikos of
> the same focal length. I doubt that Oly has any magic to prevent
> pixel
> diffraction.
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