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[OM] Re: OM lenses for Digital E-series camera

Subject: [OM] Re: OM lenses for Digital E-series camera
From: Andrew Fildes <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:41:20 +1100
Would diffraction be worse if the light rays (or is that photons) are  
traveling at an acute angle to the diaphragm edge?
This would mean that the older lenses would have more difficulty than  
the newer, reduced format telecentrics.
Andrew Fildes
afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx



On 12/11/2007, at 1:49 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:

> I have to admit that I hadn't thought about pixel diffraction but I
> doubt that's the cause of the warnings for upper aperture range.  I  
> just
> checked every single digital Zuiko and every one of them (including  
> the
> 8mm) closes down to f/22... a stop smaller than a good many Zuikos of
> the same focal length.  I doubt that Oly has any magic to prevent  
> pixel
> diffraction.



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