Now on low-end cameras the designers can pretty much set that for 4x6 prints. But where should they set it on high-end cameras where the user may want 4x6 prints, or 8x12 prints, or 24x36 inch prints? And of course that same user probably will want all those sizes at different times.
Pentax's solution is to use minimal in camera sharpening and let the user sharpen more if needed. That is to my way of thinking a pretty good idea.
Some of the after-market sharpening plug-ins for Photo Shop like Nic Sharpener give you a pretty good effect by you just selecting the final print size. Careful custom sharpening is even better, but takes a certain amount of expertise. One size fits all is not even a remote possibility.
Now think of this as you try to evaluate the sharpness of a lens from a test off of someones website. He set the sharpening for a image on a 15 inch monitor and you are looking at it on a 21 inch monitor, or vis versa (Diabolical grin).
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Dario
You know I've been reading reviews of the 10D (and the *istD). Well, mainly studying the reviews at dpreview more. I hadn't really looked in depth yet. And complaints about the 10D images are the same. Too soft. Have to sharpen.
I guess I am coming late into this, since I haven't been paying THAT much attention. (Since my DSLR purchase date is still off in the future.) So, sort of ignorant here. (Well, actually that's fairly common for me re photography, no matter the arena. :-))
But I don't want to have to do a lot of post processing.
I.E. Have to sharpen every image I shoot. Some I'd just like, bang, shoot, open in Elements and print. I often do that now from scanning slides. I mean, sometimes I sharpen or edit, but not always.
I don't know what the solution is, frankly. Maybe better sensors. Maybe better software. Don't know.
But I hope that something evolves so people don't have to post process every image. Otherwise, well, might as well take all digital images to a lab -- or spend hours and hours doing it one's self, which sort of negates some of the gain of a DSLR.
At least for me.
Marnie aka Doe Awaiting developments/evolution.
-- graywolf http://graywolfphoto.com
"You might as well accept people as they are, you are not going to be able to change them anyway."
