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[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website -4 points 6 days ago (2 children)

The diffraction effects from a pinhole camera are not what make them work.

I didn't say this, you did. You're chasing your own tail.

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

If you didn't intend to imply that, it's on how you communicated, not how they interpreted it. The way you listed what each does implied you were saying that's how their images worked.

[–] Quibblekrust@thelemmy.club 2 points 6 days ago

You made a parallel sentence construction:

  • pinholes diffract light.
  • lenses refract light.

You directly contrasted them. Refraction is obviously key to how lenses work. So it seemed to me like you were saying that diffraction is key to how pinholes work. 🤷