Re: What is Diffraction?

From: Guillermo <penate_at_domain.name.suppressed>
Date: Sat 14 Dec 2002 - 00:28:10 PST

----- Original Message -----
From: "Guillermo" <penate@rogers.com>

> As we all know pinhole is not about sharpness, nor I am suggesting we
strive
> for it. Having said that, it is actually possible to make poinhole images
> that under certain conditions could be undistinguishable from glass lens
> images. A good example is an image in the Renner's pinhole book. Under
the
> assumption that we humans can discern more than 5 line pairs per
millimeter,

The last statement should have read: "Under the assumption that we humans
CAN NOT discern more than 5 line pairs per millimeter with the unaided eye"

Guillermo
Received on Sat Dec 14 00:27:31 2002

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