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Re:Nikon to acquire RED by foldr on Thursday March 07, 2024 @07:32AM (#39628268)
Pet peeve, by why do people persist in using wide aperture closeups to test resolution? If almost everything in the frame is out of focus, then duh, you're not going to notice much difference between 'high resolution' and 'very high resolution'.
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Re:Nikon to acquire RED by ruined on Thursday March 07, 2024 @08:09AM (#39628606)
past f8 on full frame (and wider on smaller frames) you run into diffraction, so you actually do get more detail with a slightly wider aperture. i only glanced at the links but it seems about right.

also, everyone knows what a face looks like

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Re:Nikon to acquire RED by foldr on Thursday March 07, 2024 @08:18AM (#39628692)
Sure, but why not shoot a subject at infinity? (I said "wide aperture closeups".) It's hard to even know which tiny part of the face is actually in perfect focus. And at the resolutions tested, you will need perfect focus to see any difference.
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