Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/05/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think there would be issues with less than perfect alignment affecting sharpness, and the impact of additional pieces of glass in the optical path - with associated reflection problems etc. And then there's dust; it'd have to be very close to the sensor to be effective, and any dust spots would be very obvious. On May 30, 2009, at 9:35 AM, Robert Meier wrote: > Then why not make a camera where the AA filter can be slipped in or > out of the lightpath? > > > On May 29, 2009, at 7:52 PM, Doug Herr wrote: > >> Robert Meier wrote: >> >>> If the AA filter is so destructive of detail and picture quality, >>> why >>> does everyone but Leica still use it? >> >> They're better for production photography (i.e., mass production) >> where there's no time to fix the moire on an as-needed basis. >> >> Doug Herr >> Birdman of Sacramento >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information THEIN Onn Ming *photohorologer ming at www.mingthein.com www.flickr.com/mingthein