They state the raw image was processed with their "PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory"? included software, I guess, with sharpness set to "Standard". I'd guess "High" or "Fine" are probably options, too. Opening the samples in PS and applying a modest .5 pixel unsharp mask puts a good edge on things.
One of the biggest criticisms their early digicams had was overly aggressive sharpening—maybe they've taken that to heart here? The images shown are quite pleasing with regard to not looking particularly digital. A big plus for my taste.
Dan Scott
On Saturday, August 9, 2003, at 03:03 PM, William Robb wrote:
----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Roberts" Subject: Re: Just printed the test pictures from the *ist D...
I was concerned about that at first, but since first looking at the shots I've been wondering about how much depth of field is affecting what I'm seeing. DOF looks pretty shallow to me and trying to judge sharpness and resolution outside that range doesn't tell you anything.
I wonder if Pentax's desire to have excellent bokeh hasn't clouded their
judgement on making sharp demo pictures. Most images can be sharpend up
considerably by stopping down a bit.
William Robb
