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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Sharpening an Image
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2017 07:17:19 +0100
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It is a beautiful camera, for sure!

As for sharpening: I do not use any of the sharpening tools except Clarity. 
And none of my images is every processed in anything outside LR?in fact, I 
do not even have PS anymore.

To each his own, I guess?

Cheers,
Nathan

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> On 24 Jan 2017, at 22:10, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:
> 
> There have been several comments on sharpening with Lightroom tools, and a 
> fine group of comments from Moose, mostly on the OM list.  But, since the 
> subject of my image is a Leica, I am posting it to the LUG as well.
> 
> I find that, no matter how I use the sharpening tools provided in LRCC, 
> which Moose says are basically USM, I end up finishing the image with 
> Focus Magic.  This Olympus digital image from 2008, when I swapped from 
> film to digital, was dressed up using Nik tools and then subjected to 
> Level 2 sharpening with FM.  Again referring to Moose, I'm told this 
> process is done by deconvolution.  To  me, it is just magic.
> 
> While it would be nice to be able to use the Lightroom tools for 
> everything, for me, I'm not satisfied with the final result.
> 
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Leica+IIIf+with+Summitar.tif.html
> 
> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
> 
> -- 
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> 
> 
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