Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/03/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sorry guys but that is total rubbish. No camera is inherently unsharp at f11. Diffraction limits mean that an image shot at f16 or f22 may be a bit less sharp than one shot at f5.6 or f8 but surely what the original poster described is a defect. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog YNWA On Mar 30, 2011, at 9:14 AM, Richard Man wrote: > That makes some sense, but if the M8 is diffraction limited at F11, then > surely the full frame M9 or film would hit diffraction limit at F16 or F22? > > In any case, I'd agree trying it at 5.6 or F8. That has to be around the > sweet spot. > > On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 12:03 AM, Ken Iisaka <ken at iisaka.com> wrote: > >> The issue is using F11. The sensor resolves more than the diffraction >> limit, thus the image looks unsharp. >> >> Have you tried it at wide open? >> >> -- > // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> > // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.com/blog/> > // photo blog: <http://www.5pmlight.com> > [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all previous > replies in your msgs. ] > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >