Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/02/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Adam Bridge showed: >We've had extraordinarily warm weather, a few records set, so the >trees are blooming. This almond tree in the back yard has had a >fabulous blossom set. >But tonight we're going to get a freeze, down into the 20s, so these >> blossoms are fleeting: ><http://www.adambridge.com/Photos/2006/02/15/AlmondBlossom.jpg >> Canon 1Ds MkII with Leica 100 APO, hand held, ASA 640. I've done >> sharpening but no noise reduction.<<<< G'day Adam, Very nice indeed and a shame to have a freeze move in and put them down.:-( One can't beat the Leica 100 APO for shooting almost any subject, but photographing flowers and similar subjects it's the best. Add the 2X extender and it becomes an incredible 200mm lens with a nice reach for many subjects beyond garden items. Question? I have just begun using "sharpen & sharpen edges" on a few digital frames, not because they were out of focus..... because someone told me it should be done as part of the digital "workflow" due to digital frames not being sharp no matter what glass. Surely this isn't correct given what I've shot and printed. Do I see any difference after using it? Not really, because to my naked eye the photograph appeared right on the mark in focus where it was supposed to be. I believed "sharpen" was merely a tool to "fix the image" due to not focused correctly when the picture was taken. As in, it's meant to sharpen out of focus photos? I realize it wont fix a badly focused photo, but is it really something necessary on every frame? Thanks for an answer to this. ted