[Leica] IMG: Sharpening an Image

[jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)]

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