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mFT - will diffraction be a problem with smaller lens?

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mFT - will diffraction be a problem with smaller lens?

Aug 10, 2008

Just curious since the lens' will be smaller, won't more detail per mm be required of the glass... and as such, will diffraction be more of a problem than with full size fourthirds lens'?

Already with fourthirds, I find flash photography a bit of a problem as slow sync speeds require me to to to f16 or so to balance light levels outdoors.

Right now I find f12 where I like to stop if I want lots of detail, if that's pushed back f8 or bigger, this would be a significant disadvantage for mFT.

(by the way, I'm really looking forward to mFT!)
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mFT - will diffraction be a problem with smaller lens?	Joesiv	Aug 10, 2008
On the flip side perhaps we'll have faster flash sync	Joesiv	Aug 10, 2008
Re: On the flip side perhaps we'll have faster flash sync	Laurens	Aug 10, 2008
Re: On the flip side perhaps we'll have faster flash sync	bobn2	Aug 10, 2008
flash sync may not be not limited	Rriley	Aug 11, 2008
Re: flash sync may not be not limited	SteB	Aug 11, 2008
Re: On the flip side perhaps we'll have faster flash sync	Anastigmat	Aug 17, 2008
Re: On the flip side perhaps we'll have faster flash sync	avidday	Aug 17, 2008
You're both wrong....	bobn2	Aug 17, 2008
Re: You're both wrong....	avidday	Aug 17, 2008
Re: You're both wrong....	*isteve	Aug 17, 2008
Re: You're both wrong....	bobn2	Aug 17, 2008
Re: You're both wrong....	John Sheehy	Aug 17, 2008
Re: You're both wrong....	Kikl	Aug 17, 2008
Well, yes but...	bobn2	Aug 17, 2008
Re: Well, yes but...	Kikl	Aug 17, 2008
Re: Well, yes but...	bobn2	Aug 17, 2008
Re: Well, yes but...	Kikl	Aug 17, 2008
Re: Well, yes but...	bobn2	Aug 17, 2008
Re: Well, yes but...	Kikl	Aug 17, 2008
Re: Well, yes but...	bobn2	Aug 17, 2008
Re: Well, yes but...	Kikl	Aug 18, 2008
Re: Well, yes but...	bobn2	Aug 18, 2008
Re: Well, yes but...	Kikl	Aug 18, 2008
Re: Well, yes but...	bobn2	Aug 18, 2008
Re: Well, yes but...	Kikl	Aug 18, 2008
Re: Well, yes but...	Kikl	Aug 18, 2008
Re: Well, yes but...	bobn2	Aug 18, 2008
Re: Well, yes but...	Kikl	Aug 18, 2008
Re: Well, yes but...	bobn2	Aug 18, 2008
Re: Well, yes but...	Kikl	Aug 18, 2008
Re: Well, yes but...	bobn2	Aug 18, 2008
Re: Well, yes but...	Kikl	Aug 18, 2008
Re: Well, yes but...	bobn2	Aug 18, 2008
Re: Well, yes but...	Kikl	Aug 18, 2008
Re: Well, yes but...	Kikl	Aug 18, 2008
Re: Well, yes but...	Kikl	Aug 18, 2008
Facinating!	Joesiv	Aug 18, 2008
Re: Facinating!	bobn2	Aug 18, 2008
Re: Facinating!	John Sheehy	Aug 19, 2008
Re: Facinating!	bobn2	Aug 19, 2008
Re: Facinating!	bobn2	Aug 18, 2008
Re: Facinating!	bobn2	Aug 18, 2008
My profound apologies	bobn2	Aug 18, 2008
Re: My profound apologies	Kikl	Aug 18, 2008
Re: My profound apologies	bobn2	Aug 18, 2008
Re: My profound apologies	Kikl	Aug 18, 2008
Re: My profound apologies	bobn2	Aug 18, 2008
Re: My profound apologies	Kikl	Aug 18, 2008
Re: My profound apologies	bobn2	Aug 18, 2008
Re: My profound apologies	Kikl	Aug 18, 2008
Re: Well, yes but...	John Sheehy	Aug 18, 2008
Re: Well, yes but...	Kikl	Aug 18, 2008
Re: Well, yes but...	bobn2	Aug 18, 2008
Re: Well, yes but...	Kikl	Aug 18, 2008
Re: Well, yes but...	bobn2	Aug 18, 2008
Re: Well, yes but...	Kikl	Aug 18, 2008
Re: Well, yes but...	bobn2	Aug 18, 2008
Re: Well, yes but...	Kikl	Aug 18, 2008
Re: Well, yes but...	bobn2	Aug 18, 2008
Re: Well, yes but...	Kikl	Aug 18, 2008
Re: You're both wrong....	John Sheehy	Aug 17, 2008
Re: You're both wrong....	Kikl	Aug 17, 2008
Re: You're both wrong....	Erik Magnuson	Aug 17, 2008
Re: You're both wrong....	Kikl	Aug 17, 2008
Re: You're both wrong....	John Sheehy	Aug 18, 2008
Re: You're both wrong....	Nuno Souto	Aug 19, 2008
Re: You're both wrong....	bobn2	Aug 19, 2008
Re: You're both wrong....	John Sheehy	Aug 19, 2008
Re: On the flip side perhaps we'll have faster flash sync	John Sheehy	Aug 17, 2008
Re: On the flip side perhaps we'll have faster flash sync	JoePhoto	Aug 17, 2008
Re: On the flip side perhaps we'll have faster flash sync	Barry Fitzgerald	Aug 18, 2008
confusing Hi-Speed-Sync mode ..	JoePhoto	Aug 18, 2008
Re: confusing Hi-Speed-Sync mode ..	John Sheehy	Aug 18, 2008
Re: mFT - will diffraction be a problem with smaller lens?	sherwoodpete	Aug 10, 2008
Re: mFT - will diffraction be a problem with smaller lens?	PhotoTraveler	Aug 10, 2008
Re: mFT - will diffraction be a problem with smaller lens?	Joesiv	Aug 10, 2008
yes ... "timing" of shutter curtains	JoePhoto	Aug 10, 2008
Re: yes ... "timing" of shutter curtains	John Sheehy	Aug 12, 2008
yeppers ... exactly correct (nt)	JoePhoto	Aug 12, 2008
Close, but not quite	Roger Krueger	Aug 14, 2008
Re: mFT - will diffraction be a problem with smaller lens?	Thom Hogan	Aug 11, 2008
Re: mFT - will diffraction be a problem with smaller lens?	John Sheehy	Aug 12, 2008
Flash Synch Speed	SteB	Aug 10, 2008
Casio EX-F1	JoePhoto	Aug 10, 2008
Re: Casio EX-F1	SteB	Aug 11, 2008
Why not both .... ???	JoePhoto	Aug 12, 2008
Re: Why not both .... ???	SteB	Aug 12, 2008
Re: Flash Synch Speed	Thom Hogan	Aug 11, 2008
Re: Flash Synch Speed	Rriley	Aug 11, 2008
Re: Flash Synch Speed	SteB	Aug 11, 2008
Re: Flash Synch Speed	Rriley	Aug 11, 2008
Re: Flash Synch Speed	avidday	Aug 11, 2008
Re: Flash Synch Speed	Laurens	Aug 11, 2008
Re: Flash Synch Speed	JoePhoto	Aug 12, 2008
Re: Flash Synch Speed	Thom Hogan	Aug 13, 2008
Casio EX-F1	JoePhoto	Aug 13, 2008
Re: Casio EX-F1	Thom Hogan	Aug 14, 2008
Re: Casio EX-F1	asrosser	Aug 14, 2008
Needs some sort of shutter	Erik Magnuson	Aug 11, 2008
Re: Needs some sort of shutter	Thom Hogan	Aug 13, 2008
Re: Needs some sort of shutter	Erik Magnuson	Aug 13, 2008
Re: Needs some sort of shutter	Thom Hogan	Aug 14, 2008
another approach	Darrell Spreen	Aug 11, 2008
No different from other 4/3	GossCTP	Aug 13, 2008
Re: No different from other 4/3	Joesiv	Aug 13, 2008

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