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22. What is the diffraction limit of a lens.




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This article is from the Photographic Lenses FAQ, by David Jacobson with numerous contributions by others.

22. What is the diffraction limit of a lens.

All lenses are diffraction limited to no more than about 1500/N to 1800/N line pairs per mm. See below under the question "What is MTF?".

 

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