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Re:Firefly 'Blue Ghost' lunar lander touches down on the moon by porphyra on Monday March 03, 2025 @02:04PM (#43245425)
To be fair, the optical light gathering ability of a full frame f/1.4 lens is slightly better than that of the Hasselblad 80mm f/2.8, and modern digital sensors have eclipsed 6x6 film in every respect, such as resolution, sensitivity, and indeed even dynamic range. Photo technology has in fact progressed a fair bit in the last half a century.

Of course, nothing can touch the light gathering ability of that Zeiss 50mm f/0.7, but then that lens wasn't very sharp anyway and modern digital sensors can go up to way higher ISO than possible with film while still making decent pictures.

Re:Firefly 'Blue Ghost' lunar lander touches down on the moon by FredPret on Monday March 03, 2025 @04:18PM (#43246867)
I'd love to see a Phase One take some pics on the moon.

- 5cm x 4cm sensor

- 150 MP

- $60k