You are correct, Peter, although I'd guess that a low quality lens with low resolving power, contrast, and sharpness might mask the effects of grain, compared to, for example, some of the better quality Pentax glass (77 Ltd, A* lenses, and so on).
Shel > [Original Message] > From: Peter J. Alling > Grain is unrelated to the sharpness of the lens. It's a characteristic > of the film and processing procedure. > > Feroze wrote: > > Using films of an ISO 400 to 80, I'm trying to figure out if there > > would be more grain visible when using a lower quality lens or a zoom > > versus a decent prime. For eg. would I see more grain while shooting > > the same shot with a 28-105 at 50 v/s a 50mm 1.7 both at 5.6? Are the > > two related factors?
