Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/05/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]With the rationale being that there is no softening from an AA filter and you have great glass and technique. OK, but I would qualify the comment by adding that it depends on content, intent and output purpose whether some sharpening may benefit the result. Its just another tool though. I differentiate between some level of capture sharpening targetted at the content and output sharpening based on the end purpose (a low resolution web JPG in this case. Yes I am an evangalist for both forms used tailored for what you want to achieve. Don't forget that capture sharpening is interdependent with noise reduction (two facets of same tool). Here George has a high frequency subject but with most progressively softened (and elegantly) by the DoF. A little subtle small radius halo suppressed high frequency capture sharpening would make the very fine detail really 'pop' while masking would ensure that the softest areas (effectively very low frequency) are unaffected. http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/image/128264662 http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/image/128264663 Note that this last is at 100% and was 800 ISO http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/image/124448398 Cheers Geoff *Life's not black and white, except at both ends* http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman On 1 June 2011 04:21, George Lottermoser <imagist3 at mac.com> wrote: > > On May 31, 2011, at 11:55 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > > > If you are using Leica lenses on an M8 or M9, it is certainly optional. > > > > On May 31, 2011, at 1:50 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > > > >> I don't believe sharpening a digital > >> file is optional. > > Also optional with DMR. > As I suspect is also the case with most MF CCD sensors which do not have AA > filtration. > Here is an example of frame exposed yesterday > processed with 0 image sharpening > and no output sharpening. > <http://www.imagist.com/blog/?p=5329> > be sure to right click for larger image viewing > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > george at imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >