11-03-2010, 01:03 PM
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Of course the amount of softening is the same no matter the pixel density, but how this given amount of diffraction affects your ability to exploit the sensor's resolution is absolutely not the same.
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That is the wrong way to look at it, really.
It is the projected image sharpness that takes a hit. So it is the print size that gets "exploited" or not, totally regardless of sensor resolution.
The only thing sensor resolution can do is: when sensor resolution is too low, it starts to inhibit print size even more than the projected image softness.
It really is that simple.
Of course the amount of softening is the same no matter the pixel density, but how this given amount of diffraction affects your ability to exploit the sensor's resolution is absolutely not the same.
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That is the wrong way to look at it, really.
It is the projected image sharpness that takes a hit. So it is the print size that gets "exploited" or not, totally regardless of sensor resolution.
The only thing sensor resolution can do is: when sensor resolution is too low, it starts to inhibit print size even more than the projected image softness.
It really is that simple.