Lens Diffraction / Sensor Resolving Power

Compute the effective resolving power of your camera / lens combo in lp/mm.

Megapixels

Sensor width (mm)

Sensor height (mm)

f-number

Wavelength (nm)

Sensor-limited LP/mm

Diffraction-limited LP/mm

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Effective LP/mm

Limiting factor

Sensor

About this tool

Combine sensor LP/mm (from megapixels + sensor size) and diffraction-limited LP/mm (from f-number) to get the effective resolving power. r/photography 'Resolving Power Calculations?'

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