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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Sharpening an Image
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2017 08:56:25 -0600
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Thanks, Nathan.  I do prefer to add a slight amount of sharpening, but I 
prefer it to appear "natural", not something that is over-processed.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 1/27/2017 12:17 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> 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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