Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/04/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]George, How big a print do you need before all this becomes apparent? Cheers Jayanand On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 10:16 PM, George Lottermoser <imagist3 at mac.com>wrote: > > On Apr 23, 2012, at 6:58 AM, Tina Manley wrote: > > > I agree. I never use any sharpening with the M8 or M9 photos which is > > great because no sharpening is allowed for any stock photos. The buyer > > wants to do their own sharpening depending on use. My M9 files look > great > > compared to unsharpened files from other cameras. > > > > Tina > > > > On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 8:26 PM, Phil Forrest > > <photo.forrest at earthlink.net>wrote: > > > >> On Sun, 22 Apr 2012 20:05:21 -0400 > >> Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > >> > >> > >>> Omitting sharpening from your normal workflo in digital is just not an > >>> option. > >> > >> Unless you happen to be using a Leica M8 or M9. Sharpening the files > >> simply isn't necessary. > >> > >> Phil Forrest > >> -- > >> http://philipforrestphoto.wordpress.com/ > >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/philforrest > > It seems to me that some sensors actually achieve recording more fine > detail. > This certainly seems the case with the best CCD sensors which don't use AA > filters. > It certainly seems the case with the D800E Cmos sensor without AA compared > to D800. > > It also seems to me that achieving the "illusion" of sharpness through > "sharpening" > is not the same as achieving more fine detail without "sharpening." > It does not seem to me that "sharpening" builds and/or replaces "actual > detail" > where it did not previously exist. > > If we look at photography as an art/craft capable of achieving, to one > degree or another, > a a two dimensional document of reality, with all of its "detail," > then I'd think we'd have interest in "fine detail" to capture a true sense > of the real. > > We seem willing to pay big bucks for lenses to achieve sharpness, fine > detail and micro contrast. > I'd think we'd also be wanting sensors to best serve those lenses in those > regards. > > Digital noise, film grain, lack of micro contrast, lack of fine detail, > lack of shadow, mid tone or highlight separation, > all seem to work against achieving that sense of the real > feeling of feathers, fur, skin, flower petals, et al. > > Obviously one can create strong images without having all the detail. > We've all seen amazing images with moving subjects, large coarse grain, > etc. > The moment captured, the beauty of the subject, the composition, etc. > can all supersede any need or desire for fine detail, dynamic range, and > such. > Though when it all comes together - we certainly feel the magic and the > power. > > 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 >