Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>> >Fair enough :-) I think we are in general agreement... Indeed it >occurs to me that with a relatively low resolution sensor -- perhaps >either 35mm film, or moderately low pixel count digital people may >need to obsess more over the quality of the lens, and with a high >resolution sensor e.g. 8x10 film or 22 mp etc., the quality of the >lens becomes less important? With a large format sensor (or film), lens quality (resolution) becomes less important because the magnification factor is not as large. For example, if you're shooting 8x10 and want to make a print at 13x19, you're doing less than 100% magnification. Compare that against the magnification needed to make a 13x19 from a Canon EOS 10D frame. If the Canon EOS 10D was 22mp at the same frame size, you'd need an extremely high quality lens to take advantage of the sensor. Karen -- Karen Nakamura http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/