Why is it that the lenses I look at either have MTF's in the 2200's at the center or the 3500"s in the center ( usually primes ). Aren't there any lenses in between these numbers?
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Most lenses are pretty sharp in the center, especially when stopped down. The 2200's are on a Nikon D200, the 3800's are on a Nikon D3x. There are also lenses tested on a D7000, with reach around the 2700's.
The difference between the cameras is because of different sensor resolution.
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It just seemed strange that there was that much difference in the lenses. I was only looking at the 10 mp tests so I wasn't mixing them up. I use a D 300s, so the 10 mp is closer to what I would get.
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The difference is not in the lenses, but in the test cameras used. The LW/PH figure means "Line widths per picture height", where picture height is in pixels. So, on a camera with higher resolution (and thus higher image height in pixels), the maximum value a lens can achieve is higher.
That's why there is a different scaling for any test camera we use.
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One of the lenses that scored in the 3500 range was the Nikon 24 mm f/2.8D. I have this lens, that is why I looked it up. It did not list what camera it was tested on. I imagine most of the primes would test in the 3000's in the center.
