Interesting. While I generally use a higher percentage, i also use a lower pixel count and a higher threshold. Paul On Nov 25, 2006, at 11:31 AM, Adam Maas wrote:
> With the K100, I'm usually at 3, 100%, but I often oversharpen a > bit for > effect. > > -Adam > > > Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >> Usually, my sharpening for full or doubled resolution "normal" image >> files with Smart Sharpen is pixels: 2.1, 80-90%, basic mode. A >> similar result with USM happens at pixels:1.7, 70%, threshold 2. >> >> Godfrey >> >> On Nov 24, 2006, at 7:55 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: >> >>> I'm speaking of USM> The percentage is irrelevant without reference >>> to the pixel size or the threshold. I back way down on the other >>> two. >>> Paul >>> On Nov 24, 2006, at 10:48 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >>> >>>> Wow, are you speaking of USM or Smart Sharpening? >>>> >>>> With the DS bodies, I have almost never applied more than 80-90% >>>> sharpening with Smart Sharpening. More than that causes >>>> artifacts and >>>> problems in most photos. A very few have required pounding up the >>>> sharpening to "crunchy" for a print. >>>> >>>> Godfrey >>>> >>>> On Nov 24, 2006, at 6:00 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: >>>> >>>>> I've used well over 100% many times. With the *istD photos, I >>>>> generally used 261% at 1.5 pixels and a threshold of 11. With the >>>>> K10D I'm still experimenting, but I seem to be coming in at about >>>>> 100%, 1.2 pixels and a threshold of 19. It's all a matter of >>>>> subjective taste. But I do look for artifacts and dial back if >>>>> I see >>>>> anything unhappy. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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 >> >> > > > -- > 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

