I can't comment in regard to jpeg softness. After 10,000 *istD images, I have yet to shoot my first jpeg. Paul
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 22.10.04 15:58: > > > You can turn up the in-camera sharpening in the *istD. However, that' not the > > route to great results. Better to shoot RAW and sharpen when converting in > > PSCS. My *istD prints appear to be considerably sharper than 35mm prints shot > > with the same lenses and scanned at 4800dpi. If your prints are soft, you're > > doing something wrong. (I assume they are, because you refer to the "famous > > softness.") It's not "famous" around here nor is it even noted. > The problem of *istD "softness" was disscussed here many times. Yes, you can > have much sharper results using RAW format and PSCS converter. However I was > talking about JPEGs straight from the camera. People who *istDs is mainly > targeted to, will want just to shoot JPEGs and send them straitght to photo > lab for prints without having to do any "complicated" photo-operations on > the computer... Just a few will want to play with RAW and converters to > achieve sharp results like you. And JPEGs straight from *istD are often > quite soft and thus usually not suitable for good quality big enlargements > without any USMing. > > -- > Best Regards > Sylwek > >
