I really like the layers here but am not so sure about the extent of the shadows on the red rock. Fascinating place.
I see you shot this at f16. Being new to the D2X and having read that diffraction becomes a big problem after F11 I was wondering if your experience backs this up???
I noticed those darks shadows on the right after I posted it.
The lens I used, the 28-70 is so, so sharp that I think if I blew this one up to 20x30 you would have to stick you nose it in to see problems. At a normal viewing distance, I think the photo will look dead sharp.
Does the camera have anything to do with diffraction? I thought it was all in the lens.
Mark, everything I've read about the D2X says that it has to do with the size of the photosites and how tightly they are packed in on the smaller sized sensor. My understanding is that the cutoff point is 11 on the D2X and, for example, around 16 on the 5D. I've done some shooting at f16 and haven't noticed any dropoff in image quality but I haven't evaluated those images on anything other than a computer monitor.
I'd go for that. Still though, I have some dang sharp photos from my recent SW trip using that lens at that f-stop.
To tell you the truth, I rarely shoot at f/16 and that I usually max out at f/11 or f/14. I don't know why it was at 16. I have some scrap 18x24 paper laying around, maybe I'll test it out that large.
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5 replies28-70 at 38mm
f/16 at 1/13
probably a polarizer
It's nothing to write home about, it's just a fun shot out by the Toadstools north of the Paria Contact Station.
I see you shot this at f16. Being new to the D2X and having read that diffraction becomes a big problem after F11 I was wondering if your experience backs this up???
I won't ask what Rick means.
The lens I used, the 28-70 is so, so sharp that I think if I blew this one up to 20x30 you would have to stick you nose it in to see problems. At a normal viewing distance, I think the photo will look dead sharp.
Does the camera have anything to do with diffraction? I thought it was all in the lens.
To tell you the truth, I rarely shoot at f/16 and that I usually max out at f/11 or f/14. I don't know why it was at 16. I have some scrap 18x24 paper laying around, maybe I'll test it out that large.