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Old 17-09-2017, 07:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Camelopardalis View Post
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The only problem with tradition is that over time it gets outgunned by the technological revolution........
Beg to differ.

For sure, sensors have improved immensely.

But while I cherish my optics, I upgrade my camera bodies often, simply to take closer scrutiny of what the glass has to offer.

I've put together a small web page here to illustrate what I'm on about.

Sure, going from a 52mm diameter objective, to a 100mm is not the same as comparing a 300mm vs 400mm aperture telescope.

But I'd suggest we are simply talking shades of grey here.

To argue a 3" objective with say 1 micron pixels, can capture the same detail as a 30" and 10 micron pixels is a nonsense. You just need to decide where along the continuum you want to operate.
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