I have been wrestling with this question ever since I've been shooting and even more so since moving up to MF. When shooting models, landscapes, etc. I invariably zoom in to count the eyelashes, see the ant on the flower, count the leaves... whatever. I don't always nail the focus (I know, hard to believe) and when doing my selections find myself torn between the sharper image and the one that might have a better overall look. I'm starting to think that this obsession with sharpness on my part is a limitation in my thinking, a carryover from 35mm perhaps or that I'm stuck on the WOW factor of mega resolution backs. When I see some of the low contrast, less than razor sharp images posted here (which I like quite a bit) I get the feeling that those shooters have come to grips with this and made their choice. I'm probably just rambling but I gotta believe I'm not the only one who's dealing with this.