Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/09/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Never seen an out of focus image restored by any expert to the level that you don't see it was out of focus. Sharpened to the level that you can retreive valuable information, yes. Even information that you didn't suspect being in the shot. But if you see a razorsharp shot in print, it was at least pinsharp when shot. Unless in Mission Impossible, ofcourse. > From: Eric <ericm@pobox.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2005 15:07:44 -0500 > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Two simple questions > > Bill: > >> What portable light table and loupe (brand/ magnification) are recommended >> for the amatuer enthusiast? > > I have a light table from Light Impressions that says Spectrum 5000 on its > side. It was less than $100 and still going strong after 10-15 years. I > have a Peak 10x scale loupe that was also under $100 and about the same > age. > > I'm happy with both. > > As to your question about correcting focusing errors after the fact. > Depends on how irreplaceable the shot is. If it's something that can be > restaged, I wouldn't bother with it. Toss it out and shoot it again. > > If it's a priceless image that you can't reshoot, I'd talk to some digital > restoration experts. I suspect that anything an out-of-the-box software > package can do is fairly limited compared to what a true expert could do > for > you. > > > -- > Eric > http://canid.com/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >