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Subject: [Leica] Nathan's PAD 19/12/2008: Wilma and my M8
From: jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)
Date: Sun Dec 21 08:35:31 2008
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Nathan,
That is terrific - just check that there is no default sharpening enabled in
RAW, which would kick in the Raw converter. Nikon always have some default
sharpening on, which one has to switch off, either in camera, or in Capture.
Cheers
Jayanand

On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 4:35 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo@frozenlight.eu>wrote:

> To illustrate in more detail of what I was talking about on Friday, I have
> added a 100% crop of what I focused on (Wilma's eye). Again, no sharpening
> of any kind has been applied.
>
> http://www.greatpix.eu/gallery/4253606_netUM#440375031_nNzbw-O-LB
>
> Keep in mind that this is a handheld picture at a rather lively lunch.
>
> Nathan
>
> Nathan Wajsman
> Alicante, Spain
> http://www.frozenlight.eu
> http://www.greatpix.eu
> http://www.nathanfoto.com
>
> Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0
> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog
>
>
>
> On Dec 19, 2008, at 8:09 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
>
>  After the discussion about the M8 colour issues when filters are not used
>> in mixed lighting, it is time to show one that demonstrates why I bought 
>> the
>> M8. This is just a simple portrait of my co-worker Wilma, taken during our
>> Christmas lunch in a restaurant this afternoon. The image is not 
>> sharpened,
>> and the only things I did to it in Lightroom was to click on AUTO to 
>> adjust
>> the levels, and to crop it.
>>
>> http://www.greatpix.eu/gallery/4253606_netUM#439518642_H5Ymx-O-LB
>>
>> When I zoom in on Wilma's eye in Lightroom, I can see why I bought the M8
>> (and also that the 35mm Summarit is a great lens). This image is sharper
>> right out of the camera than I would have gotten from my E3 or previously 
>> my
>> Canon 1DII, after sharpening in those cases.
>>
>> Nathan
>>
>> Nathan Wajsman
>> Alicante, Spain
>> http://www.frozenlight.eu
>> http://www.greatpix.eu
>> http://www.nathanfoto.com
>>
>> Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0
>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
>> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog
>>
>>
>>
>>
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