Diffraction Limit Calculator
Calculate diffraction limits and find optimal apertures for maximum sharpness.
Camera Settings
Sensor Info
Resolution: 6000 x 4000
Pixel Pitch: 6.00 µm
Diffraction Limit
f/4.5
Current f/11: 146% sharpness loss
Diffraction Analysis
Airy Disk at f/1114.76 µm
Pixel Pitch6.00 µm
Sharpest Rangef/4 - f/4
Acceptable Rangef/2.8 - f/7
Sharpness by Aperture
f/1.4Sharp
Airy: 1.88µm
f/2Sharp
Airy: 2.68µm
f/2.8Sharp
Airy: 3.76µm
f/4Sharp
Airy: 5.37µm
f/5.6Noticeable softness
Airy: 7.52µm (-25% resolution)
f/8Significant softness
Airy: 10.74µm (-79% resolution)
f/11Significant softness
Airy: 14.76µm (-146% resolution)
f/16Significant softness
Airy: 21.47µm (-258% resolution)
f/22Significant softness
Airy: 29.52µm (-392% resolution)
f/32Significant softness
Airy: 42.94µm (-616% resolution)
Diffraction Limit by Sensor
Medium Format (Fuji GFX)f/5.8 (7.75µm)
Full Frame (35mm)f/4.5 (6.00µm)
APS-C (Canon)f/2.8 (3.72µm)
APS-C (Nikon/Sony)f/2.9 (3.91µm)
Micro Four Thirdsf/2.3 (3.06µm)
1" Sensorf/1.6 (2.20µm)