Canon's FD 24-35 L lens (or its earlier version S.S.C.) had aspherical element and certainly did not make any negative impact on image, bokeh or whatever. If anything it was THE piece that made that lens so great.
I'm curious what is in fact TERRIBLE about it (@George Mann)? Or was it the old farts in design room had more going for them and new kids on the block entirely lost it in virtual design environment?
Most digital lenses are toys compared to a pre-AI Nikkor.
The latest sensors stretch the resolving power of existing lenses to the limit.
Full frame cameras in the 50-60 megapixel range are getting towards the upper end of possible resolution with current lens designs, given the demands of sharpness, colour saturation, micro contrast and high ISO performance. Extra resolution can be obtained by pixel shifting and in camera processing. This is an acknowledged fact of digital camera life.Which camera's contain such sensors?
Phase One XF IQ4 150 MP perhaps?Which camera's contain such sensors?
Sony A7R IV 61mp (and rumoured Nikon Z8 with same sensor), Canon EOS 5Ds 50mp, Leica M10R 40mp, etc.Phase One XF IQ4 150 MP perhaps?
I have a Sigma Art lens which is great for digi so i wonder how this would work on film. I want to sell it because its heavy as hellThe 50mm 1.4G is considerd as good but it is also know for heavy CA so i wonder if this would also show on film.
I‘m in the market for a 28 and 50 and maybe a zoom if its worth it. Money is (almost) no object, weight is
Full frame cameras in the 50-60 megapixel range are getting towards the upper end of possible resolution with current lens designs.
Transparencies projected and viewed closely are of similar resolution.
Phase One XF IQ4 150 MP perhaps?
.For a 50, if you don't mind manual focus
Your lenses of choice (50mm f2 Leitz or Nikkor) could not make an 8x10 transparency. Yet large format lenses (the only way to produce a first generation 8x10 transparency) are often not as sharp as smaller format lenses, since the final images are not enlarged as much.Yet 8x10 transparencies show us how much a lens can really resolve.
Your lenses of choice (50mm f2 Leitz or Nikkor) could not make an 8x10 transparency. Yet large format lenses (the only way to produce a first generation 8x10 transparency) are often not as sharp as smaller format lenses, since the final images are not enlarged as much.
I agree. When box cameras were the popular option, a simple meniscus lens on a 6x6 or 6x9 negative was capable of making contact prints or small enlargements. Box cameras met the demand for a picture kept in an album, a small frame or a wallet. There was nothing inadequate about a Kodak Brownie for the job.And lenses only have to be useably sharp to get the job done.
Yet 8x10 transparencies show us how much a lens can really resolve.
short answer: Yes!I have a Sigma Art lens which is great for digi so i wonder how this would work on film. I want to sell it because its heavy as hellThe 50mm 1.4G is considerd as good but it is also know for heavy CA so i wonder if this would also show on film.
I‘m in the market for a 28 and 50 and maybe a zoom if its worth it. Money is (almost) no object, weight is
Other than the specific parameters Oren mentioned, it wouldn't....I honestly can't think of a reason why a "designed for digital capture" lens would suffer used on film.
Yeah, like high-sample-rate digital audio recordings. Neither photography using the Sigma 50mm Art lens mentioned by the OP nor musical performances competently recorded digitally add any "character" of their own. Each relies on what's being captured for warmth and, shall we say, an "infectious" experience.I find most often that they are cold, sterile and lacking in character.
Are you a lens designer‽I am not familiar with that lens, but I find Canon SLR lenses to be cold and sterile in general.
The one company to successfully make aspherical lenses that still have warmth and character is Pentax (I don't know which Rokkors had them).
And yes, we old-time designers value a few things that todays designers seem oblivious to.
Are you a lens designer‽
If yes,
I’d be interested to hear you elaborate a bit on the general characteristics of the various brands you are familiar with, and your favorite lenses and why they are that.
Elitist nonsense is apparently endless
How is that even an argument? Shall we compare 8x10 to the Hubble? We're talking lenses for 35mm film cameras or equivalent sensor digital.
If the two lenses are made to the same prescription -- silly assumption, but necessary to compare like with like -- the 8x10 lens will have lower resolution because for a given prescription aberrations scale with focal length.No, the contention is how much a lens can resolve. Will an 8x10 lens resolve more or less than one designed for 35mm?
the 8x10 lens will have lower resolution because for a given prescription aberrations scale with focal length.
No, the contention is how much a lens can resolve. Will an 8x10 lens resolve more or less than one designed for 35mm?
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