[Leica] IMG: M9 and NEX question

[sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)]

On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 3:36 PM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at 
gmail.com>wrote:

> That's a sharpening plug-in??
>

Yes, not an unsharp mask; available for win and mac.  It is 32 bit only
right now, but It is a nice help if you don't over-do it  It can look fonky
if you misuse it.

http://www.focusmagic.com/



> I used only minimal output sharpening in the sample else the viewers
> thought that I'd exaggerated that line's visibility (it's about one quarter
> of one mm diameter). The sample crop is at 100% so viewing it is
> effectively pushing your nose onto a very large print of course.
>
> Cheers,
> Geoff
> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
>
>
>
> On 28 March 2012 22:19, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 2:44 AM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com
> > >wrote:
> >
> > > Howard Ritter recently started a thread with some Sony NEX and M9
> > > comparison crops. Howard mentioned that he'd like to see other samples.
> > As
> > > always unless you compare like and like and view at 100% you really
> can't
> > > make any meaningful conclusions.
> > > I'm currently developing a new set from last weekend with some new
> shots
> > by
> > > the ocean and panos to put together. I noticed this in one frame (M9
> > > Summilux M 50mm ASPH.)
> > > First is a (downsized) full frame just to show subject size in frame
> > (minor
> > > straightening crop).
> > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/hoppyman/g/L1015081.jpg.html
> > >
> > > This is a 100% crop. Look from top right corner down to fisherman on
> > > right. Pretty cool!
> > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/hoppyman/g/100percent.jpg.html
> > >
> >
> >
> > Very cool, and it would have been tack sharp with one or two pixels worth
> > of focus magic.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Geoff
> > > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
> > >
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