Re: A Call to Overthrow the Cult of Sharpness!

I¹m getting tired of seeing in photo forums all over the net posts
like this:

"Which is the sharper?" "I went through 8 before I got a sharp one."
"Should this upper left corner be sharper at f/1.4 in a 100% crop?"
"How do I know if I have a sharp one?"

I¹m calling for an end to this. If you don¹t have something to say
with the photograph all the sharpness of a KH-11 lens system won¹t
help.

Photography is not about sharpness. It¹s about communication.

It¹s time we started looking at just what we want our photographs to
say not if they are sharp.

Smash the Sharp and Free Expression!

How can a picture be too sharp?
What's the purpose of not having maximum clarity?
If you're saying they are looking at sharpness as the end-all of lens
judging, you have a point. But I don't read that in your words. Of
course there are other parameters. But everything else being equal, I'd
say 99.99999% of photographers will buy the sharper lens.

Because its better. So may you wallow in a complacent blur happy in
knowing your pictures won't divulge too many secrets. We wouldn't want
too much detail would we?

Like as if you can't tone down sharpness and detail occasionally with
software.......
.

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