Yeah, that's a tough one to swallow. Probably written by a photography
newbie.
Chris
>
>I came across this strange misconception about exposure time and
>diffraction:
>
>" I try to stick with an aperture of around f8 and
>not go higher than f11, meaning I try to keep
>the aperture close to the sweet spot of my lens,
>so I can capture the clearest and sharpest image
>I can capture. This is important in long exposure
>since the longer the exposure the more the RAW
>file will be exposed to diffraction (which happens
>at apertures of f16 or more) a phenomenon
>that deteriorates the clarity of the images."
>
>...Wayne
>
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