On my walk home tonight I was tinkering with my 28mm f/2.8 Nikor lens on the 20D. I shot a picture of the Cangene building which is right beside my office (you can see it behind the flags). A lot of the buildings have corrugated metal siding. Corrugated metal + Digital camera = FAIL!
At 100% crop the bright and dark lines each are about a pixel wide or so. When the image is down sampled for web viewing you get an interesting Newton's Ring type artifact called the Moiré Pattern. (Thanks to Derek for the proper name)
100% Crop
I'm curious how this image will print. I also think I might try a shot with a film camera to see how it resolves things. That said, in my opinion this is a FAIL for digital photography. Don't get me wrong. I love digital for many reasons. This however is not one of them.
At 100% crop the bright and dark lines each are about a pixel wide or so. When the image is down sampled for web viewing you get an interesting Newton's Ring type artifact called the Moiré Pattern. (Thanks to Derek for the proper name)
100% Crop
I'm curious how this image will print. I also think I might try a shot with a film camera to see how it resolves things. That said, in my opinion this is a FAIL for digital photography. Don't get me wrong. I love digital for many reasons. This however is not one of them.
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