Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/20
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>According to Erwin Puts' very excellent _Leica Compendium_, which I just got
>today, lenses like the Apo-Summicron-M 1:2/90 ASPH can easily
>resolve 100 lp/mm
>with high contrast even wide open. That would require a CCD with a minimum of
>7200x4800 pixels to resolve. Is such a CCD in the works? There's no point in
>having lenses like this if they cannot be fully used.
Analog receptors like film can often make good use of such
capabilities, and even films like Deltaq 100 can show a difference.
CCD's do have different requirements and limitations.
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