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<blockquote data-quote="Woodyg3" data-source="post: 472182" data-attributes="member: 24569"><p>As to the original question, I think fast glass will always be desired for depth of field limitation and for indoor sports and similar low light situations. I say always, but we know that current technology will look ancient in 30 years. Just as digital took the place of film, another technology will come along and replace digital. The current limitations of digital sensors may seem just as prehistoric as the grainy black and white photos I used to produce by push processing Tri-X Pan to 1600 ASA. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>As to the whole worry about diffraction, let's remember that we tend not to print 100% crops and hang them on our walls. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p>As a practical example, photographers have been using small apertures for landscapes since the beginning of photography in order to get a wide depth of field. It works fine because nobody stands 6 inches away from a print and looks at it with magnifying glass. Only photo geeks like me look at 100% crops to judge lens and camera performance. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Woodyg3, post: 472182, member: 24569"] As to the original question, I think fast glass will always be desired for depth of field limitation and for indoor sports and similar low light situations. I say always, but we know that current technology will look ancient in 30 years. Just as digital took the place of film, another technology will come along and replace digital. The current limitations of digital sensors may seem just as prehistoric as the grainy black and white photos I used to produce by push processing Tri-X Pan to 1600 ASA. :) As to the whole worry about diffraction, let's remember that we tend not to print 100% crops and hang them on our walls. :) As a practical example, photographers have been using small apertures for landscapes since the beginning of photography in order to get a wide depth of field. It works fine because nobody stands 6 inches away from a print and looks at it with magnifying glass. Only photo geeks like me look at 100% crops to judge lens and camera performance. :) [/QUOTE]
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