Hmmm ... in general, my final sharpening for web photos in the 700 - 800 pixel range with pics from the DS processed in Adobe Camera Raw runs between 45% and 65%, pixels 0.8, threshold 1 or 2. Using the DA 16-45, sharpening requirements move up to about 80% - 90%
Shel > [Original Message] > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > Date: 6/25/2006 3:59:53 AM > Subject: Re: A Week With the DA 16-45 > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Subject: Re: A Week With the DA 16-45 > > > > > > > > > I find i need to sharpen my istD shots a LOT more than my Nikon shots, > > > especially with the > > > 16-45. Possibly due to the > > > difference in "basic" setups,?? as i have all my cameras set to. > > > > I had a few out of camera jpegs processed by a studio in Lloydminster when a > > friend was looking at a digital printer. > > This guy was a Nikon shooter, and tended to keep his camera on the high side > > of the in camera controls. > > He took my jpegs and applied his standard printing to them.. > > They were REALLY soft. > > > > William Robb > > I find that keeping the settings on the Nikons at "Normal" give the best. My sharpening is > about 50-75%. My istD > sharpening is at least double. > > Bill Fortney of Nikon was at GFM this year and i had a chanc e to talk to him for a > minute. He also agreed the Nikons are > best wehn zeroing out the settings for sharpness tone etc. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

