Regarding the contrast, I already noted the SCENE exceeeded the dynamic range of the camera, there is nothing that can be done to "fix" that other than to buy a better DSLR camera, if one even exists in that regard.
Regarding the sharpness, I am not seeing any artifacts of oversharpening here, I was careful not to overdo it. I am sure it would have looked better if shot RAW like you suggest, because the camera sucks for its jpeg conversion.... You always have the option of blurring the image if if the sharpness is too much for your tastes I guess... jco -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Peter Lacus Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 4:38 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: beauty shot: Pentax K10D- 17mm lenses are out there John, > I may have oversharpened the first web sized attempt on > this but I didnt alter the levels on this shot > from the capture, it was already pegged from > full black to full white on the histogram as > captured (most likely due to the blazing highlights > in the chrome struts) and the limited dynamic > range of the camera. I dont prefer soft or > prefer contrasty, I prefer accurate reproduction > of whatever the lens was aimed at. Actually, based > on my experience, It is ususally indicative of > a good exposure and good lens whenever the histogram > reaches a full spread like that. that's your choice and I did not criticized it in any way. Whether the image accurate reproduces the scene in front of the lens I don't care too much, whether it captures one's attention or evokes one's emotions I do care. > Anyway, heres another attempt at this one (larger still) , hopefully > it better shows this RMC tokina 17mm F3.5 lens to actually be pretty > good in my opinion. > > http://www.jchriso.com/temp/17MMRMCTOKINASAMPLE1L.jpg full size version looks indeed even better than the intermediate one yet it's still too sharp/contrasty for my taste. ;-) But when considered it was shot to JPEG it's actually pretty good. Cheers, Peter -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
