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From: nospam on 27 Mar 2010 16:45
In article <MIJ8QSAKHmrLFwPt(a)kennedym.demon.co.uk>, Kennedy McEwen
<rkm(a)nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> >that just makes the lens the anti-alias filter.
>
> Exactly - no need for any additional optical AA filter.

not an additional one, but there is still an anti-alias filter in the
system.
From: RichA on 27 Mar 2010 18:56
On Mar 27, 3:38 am, nospam <nos...(a)nospam.invalid> wrote:
> In article
> <f9d1322f-6524-47fd-b03f-bff99cd58...(a)o30g2000yqb.googlegroups.com>,
>
> RichA <rander3...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> > Seems like lighter and lighter AA filters are appearing in certain
> > cameras.  The Leica has none.  Could it be that this second-last
> > barrier to resolution (the Bayer filter being the last) isn't long for
> > the world?
>
> only if someone can prove shannon/nyquist wrong, nor is it a barrier to
> resolution.

We've seen the before and after shots from cameras on the web. I
think it is a barrier.
From: RichA on 27 Mar 2010 18:57
On Mar 27, 5:38 am, Chris Malcolm <c...(a)holyrood.ed.ac.uk> wrote:
> In rec.photo.digital RichA <rander3...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Seems like lighter and lighter AA filters are appearing in certain
> > cameras.  The Leica has none.  Could it be that this second-last
> > barrier to resolution (the Bayer filter being the last) isn't long for
> > the world?
>
> Leica's absence of an A filter isn't new. Where are the lighter and
> lighter ones appearing?

Olympus micro 4/3rds for one.

>And given that every camera maker is producing
> cameras with larger and larger pixel counts at least every other year,
> why is the AA filter a barrier to resolution?

When 24 megapixels with, is like 16 megapixels without.
From: nospam on 27 Mar 2010 18:59
In article <nbvsq5t7gr15sek8102l355g310om2212u(a)4ax.com>, James Nagler
<jnagler(a)spamproofed.net> wrote:

> The same can be said for your printer's pseudo-random dithering patterns,
> or your LCD display, or phosphor dots and scan-lines on an
> industry-standard CRT.

nonsense.

> This is why there are software solutions whenever it
> is encountered.

impossible to do post-capture.

> Don't any of you people actually take photographs and do something with
> them? If you ever had you'd know that you're now just mentally masturbating
> about all of this.

as opposed to you physically masturbating?
From: nospam on 27 Mar 2010 19:00
In article
<21f2ae10-efbc-4b02-a0c7-0441abf01bec(a)30g2000yqi.googlegroups.com>,
RichA <rander3127(a)gmail.com> wrote:

> We've seen the before and after shots from cameras on the web. I
> think it is a barrier.

it's not a barrier. the solution is to use a higher resolution sensor.
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