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Re: [OM] E-1 lenses resolution vs conventional lenses - fact or hype?

Subject: Re: [OM] E-1 lenses resolution vs conventional lenses - fact or hype?
From: "John A. Lind" <jlind@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2003 00:40:40 -0500
Having seen test results for various lenses from various manufacturers, including MTF curves on photodo, count me as a skeptic. There's been no mystical/magical breakthrough in lens technology for a long time. They could make a valid argument that the OM Zuiko lenses were optimized to provide an image circle that covers a 35mm format film gate . . . but this is much different from line pairs per millimeter of optical resolving power with the exception of a loose (emphasis on "loose") correlation between ease of lens design and making precision lenses of smaller diameter compared to larger ones.

-- John

At 10:26 PM 10/9/03, Don Shedrick wrote:
Olympus is claiming their new E-1 lenses have greater resolution and
this is a necessity for their new system, as well as one of their
reasons for not offering the OM adapter.  I am skeptical about this.
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