Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/08/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Frank, may I dare to through my (probably worthless) 0.02 $ ? Using post-processing (sharpening for instance) and optical detalization are different thing. The operation doesn't add new information to the image, it just emphasis the available contrast making an optical illusion of "greater" visible sharpness. This may appeal indeed in many cases and is actually the regular approach to recover some observed sharpness loss after scanning or digital capture (both are kind of digital sampling of analog media processes, that inherently impact original detalization level) preparing the stuff for print, but is fundamentally different from the detalization/apparent sharpness delivered by optical ways during capture to analog media. Better (sharpness-wise) optics deliver a natural detalization level that may be somewhat "smeared" along in further post-processing, but in no way one can recap the detalization that wasn't up there through lesser optics by any post-processing sharpening. I think this is what Nathan meant to convey... Alex Frank Filippone wrote: >Not precisely true.... use PS and the sharpening filter..... > >However, personally, I have only 1 lens that is not sharp to a fault.. the >35 pre-ASPH Summilux. But it is the lightest + fastest lens in the arsenal. > >Frank Filippone >red735i@earthlink.net > > >Look at it another way: you can may a sharp image soft, but you cannot >make a soft image sharp. > >Nathan > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >