One of my Understanding Series articles is titled Understanding Resolution. This has proven to be very popular among visitors to this site, as it attempts to address some of the misinformation and BS on this topic that's found on the Net.

When I first wrote and published it in early 2001 I was not aware that Ron Harris had also written on this topic‚ but ten years prior. These two articles were first published in Darkroom and Creative Camera Techniques magazine, MAR/APR and MAY/JUN, 1991. The first article was republished in Mastering Black-And-White Photography, Vol. 2., and also by Kodak (ProPassport Technical Bulletin 1991, Issue #3).

I am pleased to be able to republish them on The Luminous Landscape, as they provide a much greater depth of insight on this oft confusing topic.

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