From: egbert_no_bacon on
what is diffraction, and do you have an example or know where an image
of such is posted for me to see please

From: Better Info on
On Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:03:24 -0800 (PST), egbert_no_bacon
<egbert_no_bacon(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote:

>what is diffraction, and do you have an example or know where an image
>of such is posted for me to see please

In order for diffraction effects to become visible and apparent, they'd
have to have diffraction-limited optics. Few if any DSLR glass owners
possess such equipment. If their lenses show poorer performance at any
wider apertures then that glass is not diffraction-limited. The only thing
they will ever be able to show is how poorly their glass is figured at all
apertures.

From: Jeff R. on

"egbert_no_bacon" <egbert_no_bacon(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message
news:59ce6c6d-8b34-48f3-aaea-04e69a04302a(a)v30g2000yqm.googlegroups.com...
> what is diffraction, and do you have an example or know where an image
> of such is posted for me to see please


Here is one of mine from a few years ago:
http://www.mendosus.com/armidale/uralla.jpg

Nikon D50, f/22, 8 seconds, 24-120 zoom set at 24mm.
Two frames poorly merged (but that doesn't matter).

--
Jeff R.




From: egbert_no_bacon on
On Dec 22, 12:26 am, "Jeff R." <cont...(a)this.ng> wrote:
> "egbert_no_bacon" <egbert_no_ba...(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message
>
> news:59ce6c6d-8b34-48f3-aaea-04e69a04302a(a)v30g2000yqm.googlegroups.com...
>
> > what is diffraction, and do you have an example or know where an image
> > of such is posted for me to see please
>
> Here is one of mine from a few years ago:http://www.mendosus.com/armidale/uralla.jpg
>
> Nikon D50, f/22, 8 seconds, 24-120 zoom set at 24mm.
> Two frames poorly merged (but that doesn't matter).
>
> --
> Jeff R.

am i looking for here, what i would call 'air dust bubbles' in
daylight shots but 'light refection' as if a mirage, is this
diffraction

i thank you

From: Jeff R. on
egbert_no_bacon wrote:
> On Dec 22, 12:26 am, "Jeff R." <cont...(a)this.ng> wrote:
>> "egbert_no_bacon" <egbert_no_ba...(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message
>>
>> news:59ce6c6d-8b34-48f3-aaea-04e69a04302a(a)v30g2000yqm.googlegroups.com...
>>
>> > what is diffraction, and do you have an example or know where an
>> > image of such is posted for me to see please
>>
>> Here is one of mine from a few years
>> ago:http://www.mendosus.com/armidale/uralla.jpg
>>
>> Nikon D50, f/22, 8 seconds, 24-120 zoom set at 24mm.
>> Two frames poorly merged (but that doesn't matter).
>>
>> --
>> Jeff R.
>
> am i looking for here, what i would call 'air dust bubbles' in
> daylight shots but 'light refection' as if a mirage, is this
> diffraction
>
> i thank you

You are looking for the "spikes" radiating from the lights.
Not visible at wide apertures (this one was f/22).

The general softening caused by diffraction is not obvious here.

--
Jeff R.