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Canon 60d/ 50d and EF-S are garbage and soft? Explain this.

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Brian D. Schneider
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Re: Canon 60d/ 50d and EF-S are garbage and soft? Explain this.
In reply to Richard, 6 months ago

Richard wrote:


his answer

Brian D. Schneider wrote:


With my 60/7Ds & 18-135 I see quite a difference between wide open, particularly at the corners.

The 18mp sensor has enough resolution to show these differences whereas a lower rez camera wont.

Maybe you should have a closer look at these pictures.

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Brian Schneider
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6115/6285300710_0fcee72bb1_m.jpg

Not sure what pictures you are talking about but I did go to your flickr account. The pictures there are web size, you can take a huge 7d image, resize and sharpen it and not see that the image is sharp. If you were to blow that image up and print big without huge sharpening, you would see it soft.

I'm referring to the pictures YOU were talking about.

The explanation given me from the owner of the website is this, and if it is true, I will have to say I am not interested in getting sensors with any higher resolution.

I can view my pictures at 100% view and they are NOT soft.

I routinely make 16x20 and larger prints and have no softness problem at all.

There IS no softness problem with Canon's 18 mp sensor.

His answer

That answer is ridiculous. The diffraction "limit" is not a wall you can't cross. F8 is not soft, F11 you can start to see a little softening. You can still get away with F16 for most things. F 22 is getting mushy and probably usless for most things.

If you're getting soft pictures you might have a focussing problem.

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Brian Schneider
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6115/6285300710_0fcee72bb1_m.jpg

Edited 6 months ago by Brian D. Schneider
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Canon 60d/ 50d and EF-S are garbage and soft? Explain this.
Richard
6 months ago
Re: Canon 60d/ 50d and EF-S are garbage and soft? Explain this.
Brian D. Schneider
6 months ago
Re: Canon 60d/ 50d and EF-S are garbage and soft? Explain this.
Richard
6 months ago
Re: Canon 60d/ 50d and EF-S are garbage and soft? Explain this.
Brian D. Schneider
6 months ago
Re: Canon 60d/ 50d and EF-S are garbage and soft? Explain this.
Suave
6 months ago
Re: Canon 60d/ 50d and EF-S are garbage and soft? Explain this.
Richard
6 months ago
Re: Canon 60d/ 50d and EF-S are garbage and soft? Explain this.
Brian D. Schneider
6 months ago
Re: Canon 60d/ 50d and EF-S are garbage and soft? Explain this.
Richard
6 months ago
Bad lens is bad on any b.
KariP
6 months ago
Not a bad lens, all the 60d/7d bodies are bad, or sensors anyway.
Richard
6 months ago
Re: Not a bad lens, all the 60d/7d bodies are bad, or sensors anyway.
Dave Luttmann
6 months ago
Re: Not a bad lens, all the 60d/7d bodies are bad, or sensors anyway.
Brian D. Schneider
6 months ago
Re: Not a bad lens, all the 60d/7d bodies are bad, or sensors anyway.
Don Richardson
6 months ago
Nope
Richard
6 months ago
Re: Not a bad lens, all the 60d/7d bodies are bad, or sensors anyway.
Brian D. Schneider
6 months ago
Re: limited by diffraction - a function of sensor size
NancyP
6 months ago
Re: limited by diffraction - a function of sensor size
Richard
6 months ago
Theory and real life of diffraction - some science please
KariP
6 months ago
Re: limited by diffraction - a function of sensor size
oklaphotog
6 months ago
Re: limited by diffraction - a function of sensor size
Dave Luttmann
6 months ago
specific lens plus specific body combo should be tested
NancyP
6 months ago
Re: specific lens plus specific body combo should be tested
Richard
6 months ago
Re: specific lens plus specific body combo should be tested
Brian D. Schneider
6 months ago
Pixel peeping or..
Richard
6 months ago
Re: Pixel peeping or..
MAC
6 months ago
Still soft 60d, FF very sharp.
Richard
6 months ago
Re: Still soft 60d, FF very sharp.
Brian D. Schneider
6 months ago
Re: Still soft 60d, FF very sharp.
snapperZ
6 months ago
Re: Still soft 60d, FF very sharp.
Richard
6 months ago
Re: Still soft 60d, FF very sharp.
snapperZ
6 months ago
You have seemed to answered the question. It is defraction
Richard
6 months ago
Re: Still soft 60d, FF very sharp.
Richard
6 months ago
Richard
Dave Luttmann
6 months ago
Wow
Richard
6 months ago
Yawn (nt)
Dave Luttmann
6 months ago
Yawn all you want.
Richard
6 months ago
Re: Yawn all you want.
Dave Luttmann
6 months ago
Re: Yawn all you want.
Richard
6 months ago
Re: Yawn all you want.
oklaphotog
6 months ago
Re: Still soft 60d, FF very sharp.
MAC
6 months ago
Re: Still soft 60d, FF very sharp.
Richard
6 months ago
Re: Still soft 60d, FF very sharp.
schmegg
6 months ago
Re: Still soft 60d, FF very sharp.
MAC
6 months ago
News to me
Richard
6 months ago
Re: Still soft 60d, FF very sharp.
paparios
6 months ago
Re: Still soft 60d, FF very sharp.
Richard
6 months ago
Re: Still soft 60d, FF very sharp.
paparios
6 months ago
Re: Still soft 60d, FF very sharp. Read my text above
KariP
6 months ago
Sharpness
Richard
6 months ago
Re: Sharpness and pixel level peeping
KariP
6 months ago
Re: Sharpness and pixel level peeping
Richard
6 months ago
Re: Sharpness and pixel level peeping
KariP
6 months ago
Re: Pixel peeping or..
oklaphotog
6 months ago
Good information
Richard
6 months ago
Re: Good information
oklaphotog
6 months ago
Re: Canon 60d/ 50d and EF-S are garbage and soft? Explain this.
birdbrain
6 months ago
Not saying you can't get a sharp web image.
Richard
6 months ago
Re: Not saying you can't get a sharp web image.
tonyjr
6 months ago
Re: Not saying you can't get a sharp web image.
Richard
6 months ago
Re: Not saying you can't get a sharp web image.
MOD Dale Buhanan
6 months ago
Re: Not saying you can't get a sharp web image.
schmegg
6 months ago
Re: Not saying you can't get a sharp web image.
tonyjr
6 months ago
Re: Not saying you can't get a sharp web image.
oklaphotog
6 months ago
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