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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
09-18-2011, 02:18 PM
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I just pointed out exactly how micro-contrast can be technically measured. How is that sales talk?
"Sharpness" is not an accurate way to speak of this measure. Or else how can one distinguish the 30 l/mm curve from the 5 l/mm? They do not measure the same thing.
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
09-18-2011, 12:46 PM
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Micro-contrast is not subjective but instead a measurable technical quality. Many would consider the 30 line pairs per millimeter (lp/mm) curve on an MTF graph to be a good measure of a lens's micro-contrast performance.
"Pop" and "3D" are far more subjective, but have to do with how the lens renders the transition from in-focus to OOF regions. I am sure someone has come up with a way of interpreting MTF curves that might shed some light on this quality.
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
09-18-2011, 12:35 PM
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You expect to compare two completely different shots for microcontrast, when one is clearly OOF. That is an impossibility. And yet you say that I am being nonsensical for pointing out the obvious! :confused:
Just wondering: Is your belligerent attitude improving your photography?
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
09-17-2011, 09:03 AM
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I don't get it. The second picture is absolutely fine and technically better than the soft OOF first image.
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