On Fri, Aug 3, 2012, at 05:40 PM, Moose wrote:
> I've read Chuck's posts and
> calculations, I've done test shots with my cameras and
> lenses. I've found that the apertures at which my (eagle) eye can see
> loss of resolution in practical, 3D subjects tends
> to be one, maybe even two, stops smaller than his numbers predict. As a
> matter of practice, I find Chuck's numbers
> useful. I just add one stop, two in a pinch, for DOF, and am pretty sure
> even one more won't be noticeable at anything
> less than 100% viewing.
I sort of figured that Gary's lens tests support this. Some 50/1.8s are
as good at minimum aperture (f16) as at f8. I figure it comes down to
testing your lenses in a real-world way.
Joel W.
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