The grain structure actually reduces sharpness plus grainy film was usually less contrasty. The sharpest films were high contrast, fine grain and low speed such as Ilford Pan F or Kodaks Panatomic X both about 50ISO. The best for lens testing used to be Kodak Technical Pan (TP-135-36) which didn't actually have a Kodak specified speed, but usually worked at 12-25ISO. It had practically no grain developed in Kodak HC-110.

The sharpest 35mm lens I ever tested on Kodak Technical Pan was the Pentax-A Series 50mm f/1.7 which showed over 140 lpmm on the Paterson chart. The test had to be carried out at double the specified distance because it only went up to 72 lpmm at the specified distance of 40 x focal length. Lenses by other makers would no doubt equal it especially Zeiss, but I only had Pentax and Olympus at the time.

I'm just amazed that you found it sharp wide open on
anything! The f/1.7's are sharper on digital at
every aperure down to f/8 where they both lose a bit
of bite!

Not around South Lancashire These are some experts discussing the real thing link

It's even on the menu at this very exclusive golf club:
link

Main Courses

Beef Hot Pot topped with Short crust Pastry & served with Pickled Red Cabbage & Beetroot

Most of the rugby clubs etc. have regular hotpot suppers.

Much better with Pickled Red Cabbage.

There seems to be a recipe for hotpot with crust on this page:

link

Irene Smith's hotpot...

The secret of a good, real, traditional hotpot is the crust. Forget all those books that tell you to put a circle of potato slices on the top! A hotpot has to be stirred and wet, but not too sloppy. That is because the crust cooks in the steam underneath, making it feather light and from the oven on top, making it lovely and crunchy.

Here's my recipe for a real hotpot...

I think they would struggle to make a 560mm lens that just covered APS-C. The DA*300mm covers FF so I'm quite sure that the 560mm will. If it's any good and cheap they may sell some to Canon FF users for use with an adapter.

Sorry you've all got it wrong

The correct answer is "Mike and Bernie" (Winter)

You've been around.... traveled around and seen it all Tony
What's the "Two Worst Winters" you can remember!

Question open to anyone else who goes back a bit

Hardly anyone seems to know what Lancashire Hotpot really is!
Every cookbook you look at has something different and Sainsbury's and Tesco's have had different variations out non of which bear much resemblance to what people from around Wigan/St Helens areas would accept as a Hotpot. Around there it has to have a pie-crust (usually suet pastry) on it and that is by far the most important part You can't have pies without a crust

Hotpot suppers are a big thing around Lancashire with many outside catering businesses set up to supply them.

There's no way they could keep five systems going all at once (Q, DA, FF, K-01, 645D) plus the Ricoh stuff Other manufacturers only have one or two!!! They are going to have to decide which basket to put their eggs in very shortly...... The DSLR's are currently being neglected.

This has been posted several times already. It was just the
thoughts of a man from Ricoh, not official plans of
the company

Haggis is an English dish but I like PIES!