Quote: A truly soft image is generally not going to be appreciate by most people.
I've said it a number of times, but sigh, I'll say it again. I have images blown up to 20x30 taken with 10 MP cameras, that look sharp. We are not talking about looking sharp and looking soft. Much of the time we are not even talking looking sharp and looking sharper, we are talking about "I can't tell the difference." Up to at least 20x30, because that's as large as I print, 24 MP or 36MP doesn't matter, you can't tell the difference and if you can, the sharper image may not come out being the best in the comparison.
But no one here is pushing for "soft" images.... it's a bit insulting that you even suggested it.
Ever since the first days of photography, it's always been light , light and light. Extraordinary light produces extraordinary photos. When it got to be "resolution resolution resolution" I don't know.