[meteorite-list] Meteorite Photography (Must read!)

From: Dark Matter <freequarks_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:35:31 -0700
Message-ID: <822da19a1001271235i4664b75r9f300217a2c27560_at_mail.gmail.com>

Agreed. Perception is often reality.

However, half the fun of this List is when the content spins from the
pedestrian to the academic.

Best,

Martin



On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 1:02 PM, Meteorites USA <eric at meteoritesusa.com> wrote:
> Without seeming to endlessly argue with the data presented. I would like to
> point out the the sharpness examples in the link you provided are taken from
> a VERY small percentage of the overall image. In relation to the entire
> photo taken as a whole the sharpness of the image is comparable at any given
> area over an "average".
>
> Macro meteorite photography works the same way, and I would bet that 99% of
> people who view any photo don't look at such a small section of the entire
> photo. This is fine when shopping for a lens, but for most photos, frankly
> it does not matter much. Especially when talking about web galleries of
> images at 72 DPI. Now when talking about print resolution and sharpness
> that's a whole other topic. ;)
>
> Regards,
> Eric
>
>
>
> On 1/27/2010 11:49 AM, Dark Matter wrote:
>>
>> Sorry, but it won't. The measures are small, but the optical physics are
>> real.
>>
>> http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/50-comparison/f-stops.htm
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Martin
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Eric wrote:
>>
>>
>>>
>>> An f/2.8 lens focused
>>> properly with the right settings will be just as sharp in the given DOF
>>> of a
>>> comparable photo/subject photographed at a slower/smaller f/22 aperture.
>>>
>>
>>
>
Received on Wed 27 Jan 2010 03:35:31 PM PST