>
> Well, be careful there. Don't forget to refer to the "diffraction
> limited" lens resolution limits at the bottom of this page from
> Luminous-Landscape.
> <http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/resolution.shtml>
>
> It says that a 4/3 sensor can't resolve more than 8 MP at f/8 or 17 MP
> at f/5.6. Of course, those are purely theoretical numbers for
> theoretically perfect lenses which don't exist. In any case you'll have
> to stay wider than f/8 if you hope to get the full 10 MP resolution of
> the E3 sensor. Unfortunately, some OM Zuikos don't hit their stride
> until f/8 or f/11. OK for a modest size full frame sensor like the 5D
> but not OK for those even more pixel follow-ons. The E-1 is probably OK
> down to about f/10.
>
I believe that empirical evidence shows that smaller sensor'd cameras exceed
our expectations and large sensor (and film) cameras underperform our
expectations.
AG
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