Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jonathan Borden <jonathan@openhealth.org> wrote: > .. 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? I would think that the surface area of the capture medium, and consequent degree of enlargement for same-size prints, will play more of a role in the how important lens quality is (meaning in this case only resolution) than the pixel count. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com