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- From: jchen@wind.bellcore.com (Jason Chen)
- Subject: Re: Resolution of Lens ???
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.025409.2162@walter.bellcore.com>
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- In article <1992Nov18.192154.236@cbnewsm.cb.att.com> ka1gt@cbnewsm.cb.att.com (robert.m.atkins) writes:
- >since the resolution made by the latter technique is also influenced by the
- >film resolution (and maybe by camera shake!). This is clearly seen by the fact
- >that it is almost impossible to get more than 100 lp/mm when testing any lens
- >using normal film (including K25, Velvia, or Tech Pan), wheras almost any
- >lens shows higher resolution than this in the film plane. I have a 500mm f5
- >that clearly resolves over 250 lp/mm in the film plane and yet I have never
- >measured better than 80 lp/mm on film (Velvia), despite using the bigest
- >tripod I can carry (Bogen 3051) and mirror lock-up.
- >
- Indeed, I found the film resolution to be the most limiting factor in most
- cases. However, I don't think 100 lp/mm is hard to achieve. With a good
- microscope (not those found in Toys'r Us), TMAX-100, and well saturated
- exposures, you should be able to resolve close to 125 lp/mm.
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- Jason Chen
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