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- From: ka1gt@cbnewsm.cb.att.com (robert.m.atkins)
- Subject: Canon 300/4L and Tamron 1.4x test data
- Organization: AT&T
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 19:07:17 GMT
- Message-ID: <1993Jan22.190717.24051@cbnewsm.cb.att.com>
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- I thought there might be interest on some recent test data on the Canon
- EF300/4L and the TAmron 1.4x converter. Using Fujichrome 100 slide film,
- bogen 3051 tripod with 3047 head, Canon EOS 10s body, mirror lock up.
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- At the center of the frame at f4 and f5.6 (no discernable difference)
- I could resolve 88 lp/mm. I have a hard time believing this myself, but
- it is there. I would not have thought you could see 88 lp/mm on
- Fujichrome 100. However I can JUST detect modulation in the 1/5 group
- of the USAF target (3.17 lp/mm) and in a 3.2 lp/mm group on a second
- target, so I'm pretty confidant. Target magnification was about 1:28
- (almost full frame of the 24"x36" Edmund Scientific chart). Even if
- I'm being over optimistic, the next pattern down (2.8 lp/mm) was
- clearly resolved, which would indicate resolution better than 78 lp/mm.
- Ther was no sign of lateral color even at the very edge of the frame.
- I didn't measure edge resolution yet.
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- With the Tamron 1.4x, center resolution dropped to ca. 72 lp/mm. Still
- a very good number. However at the edge of the frame there was clearly
- some lateral color and lower resolution (numbers not measured yet).
- These results were from both f4 and f5.6 tests which were hard to tell
- apart (at least at first glance). I assume that the Canon 1.4x would
- do even better (especially at the edges), though there is quite a
- price difference ($90 vs. $300) between the Tamron and Canon units.
-
- If I do more measurements I'll let you know.
-
- Technical note: If you believe Fuji data (RD100, 125 lp/mm for high
- contrast target) and assume a diffraction limited lens (resolution
- = 1600/f#) then you would conclude that you should be able to see
- 95 lp/mm at f4 and 87 lp/mm at f5.6 from a perfect system.
- In the real world it is hard to beleive you could even come close
- to this, so even I doubt my 88 lp/mm figure and 80 lp/mm still sounds
- too high. I will re-evaluate my results and post any problems I find
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- Bob Atkins AT&T Bell Labs email (direct) att!clockwise!rma
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