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- From: ok3jonas@gemini.ldc.se (Jonas Palm)
- Newsgroups: rec.video
- Subject: Re: Photo CD
- Message-ID: <ok3jonas-211292175633@fastpath-37.orgk2.lth.se>
- Date: 21 Dec 92 16:52:08 GMT
- References: <1992Dec16.190231.17839@adobe.com> <1go4f1INNhsu@darkstar.UCSC.EDU> <75735@apple.apple.COM> <1992Dec21.074240.1@cc.curtin.edu.au>
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- In article <1992Dec21.074240.1@cc.curtin.edu.au>,
- zrepachol@cc.curtin.edu.au wrote:
- >
- > In article <75735@apple.apple.COM>, russell@Apple.COM (Russell Williams) writes:
- > ...
- > > 2. The resolution of film alone is irrelevant (unless you wrote directly
- > > on it with a high-resolution, computer controlled laser). The image
- > > got there through a lens, and the lens/film combination has a resolution
- > > limit much lower than that of the film alone (see the previous
- > > discussion on lens reolution). A good lens with K25 *might* get over 80
- > > lp/mm center, less in the corners.
- >
- > A GOOD modern pictorial photo lens will drop >100 lppmm on K25 or PHR25.
- > With TP or some of the SOs, 120+ can be done. Plan-APO macro lenses and
- > some telescopes can go well in excess of this figure.
- >
- > > A more typical good zoom lens is more
- > > likely to result in 60-80 lp/mm center.
- > >
- >
- > This is a reasonable range, but some modern zoom will pust the upper limit.
-
- Indeed, a Sigma 75-300 APO resolves beyond 150 lp/mm (on Tech Pan).
- However, at these resolutions mirror flap, wind, etc becomes very
- bothersome.
-
- Jonas Palm
-