I have heard plenty of trash talk about the resolution of large camera lenses over the past few years. I have also heard that one should never close all the way down.

Well, I've just done the test for myself and I say its not true - at least for me - in the least. I pointed the camera out my front door and closed it down to f64. (I love depth of field.)

Now maybe some others want more sharpness than this example, but I am perfectly satisfied.... It's straight off the scanner, with no sharpening at all....

Saving for web made it way darker than I am going to print it, but take a look, and judge for yourself. I know I'm going to use f45 and f64 any time I want from now on, without fear that I'm losing something.

http://eigerstudios.com/sharpness64.html

Lenny
EigerStudios