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RE: [Digital BW] Shooting digital vs. film

2002-09-08 by Austin Franklin

Anthony,

> > It is limited by a somewhat arbitrary calculation
> > based on human visual acuity and some arbitrary
> > viewing distance.
>
> I know.  Why do you consider things correct when you write them, but
> incorrect when I write them?

It's the APPLICATION that is correct when I write it, and incorrect when you
write it.

> > You probably believe Nyquist has no role in all
> > this ...
>
> You probably should not speculate on what I do or don't believe.
> I know why
> you are doing it, and it doesn't work with me, so why bother?

I'm speculating based on previous conversations where you didn't understand
the role Nyquist played.

> > But again, I think using some arbitrary dimension
> > for your claim is simply silly ...
>
> You didn't find it silly a few paragraphs ago when you described using
> exactly the same thing to calculate DOF.  Hmm.

Er, where did I calculate DOF?

Anyway, it appears I'm not going to get a straight answer out of you, and
this is now degrading into something that has nothing to do with the topic
at hand.

Austin

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