I had never heard of this f/11-f/16 thing but the way Greg explained the "physics" of it make sense.
again I'm sorry if it sounded like i was jumping down your throat for it, I didn't mean to.
Does anyone know if the rule/law holds true for prime lenses as well?
At 12:47 PM 8/7/2002 +0000, you wrote:
>Ok. Well the way I understood Luis' post was that he was not >suggesting one use a lens with only 2 aperture settings (f11 & f16). I >think he was saying that this lens (like most lenses) will provide the >sharpest results at f11 or maybe f16.
Exactly.
>Small apertures do mean you need longer exposures or faster film >but if you need the absolute sharpest image possible with a given >lens, well you've got to make some concessions.
>
>At least that's the way I understand it.
>Greg Fraser
Well said, Greg...
--- Luis
