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Re: [OM] ( DZ OM ) Value for money?

Subject: Re: [OM] ( DZ OM ) Value for money?
From: Joel Wilcox <jfwilcox@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:16:28 -0500
On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 4:35 PM, Ken Norton<ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Well, I disagree in one aspect. It takes a minimum of twice the sensor
> resolution to maximize lens resolution--and that's when the res chart is
> perfectly aligned with the sensor. What about diagonal details?  Sorry, you
> need much more sensor resolution than what the lens is capable of producing.

Are you sure you're not changing the subject a bit here?

> But to what end?  Will I feel inferior at the scenic overlook because I
> don't have a 5Dmk2?  Will I be so distraught over the limitations of my
> equipment that I'll give up photography?
>
> Nonsense!  If my lowly E-1 can produce nearly perfect 11x14 prints, from a
> resolution perspective, why worry?  Even the E-1 is usually more capable
> than this photographer and the output (prints) are the limiting technology.
> Sure, there are upward limits on how big you can print before the technical
> aspects of the image start to deteriorate, but just maybe I need to focus
> less on technical aspects and more on artistic aspects.

Now you're definitely changing the subject.  Not that I disagree ...

Joel W.
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