Stuart Richardson;653 wrote: Thanks David,
I read that bit. I still think his advice probably applies more to standard cameras. Did he mention specifically that he was recommending high levels of detail for non-AA filtered cameras? Because if he is, I would still disagree with him! I certainly am not saying you cannot get decent results by using high levels on the detail slider, but if you do want to go that way, you need tone the sharpening way back down into the lower levels (teens to 30s) otherwise things start looking freaky. Again, that’s just my taste, and I am sure it differs.
A while back, Eric wrote me this by email:
[INDENT]Regarding the sharpening settings: One of the things that has changed in PV 2010 is the effective Radius setting. Previously it was very difficult to extract the finest details (pixel-level details, like texture in bark, grass blades, fur, hair, etc.) even when the radius was set to its smallest value of 0.5. So with PV 2010 we’ve internally adjusted the Radius scale, so that in the [0.5, 1.0] range, it’s thinner than it was previously. In other words, an edge halo with PV 2010 at Radius = 0.5 is thinner than it was when using the same radius setting and PV 2003. The thinner halo is somewhat less visible, which can give the impression that the image is less sharp. Please try increasing the Radius to a value in the 0.8 to 1.2 range and see if that helps.
If you have a low-noise image (e.g., ISO 80 or 160, or a well-exposed ISO 320 image) that has a lot of natural image texture (e.g., landscapes), you can also try increasing Detail to very high levels — even 75 or 100! This will extract a lot of texture and small details, but of course can make noise more visible. This is why it’s more effective on low-noise images.
[/INDENT] [INDENT]
[/INDENT]And, yes, he is referring to S2 processing specifically. Eric was responsible for working with Leica’s digital team in Germany to tweak the processing for the S2.
I don’t ever turn my sharpening amount past 45, but rarely do I ever turn it down, either.
Here’s a 100% crop using my standard sharpening settings (taken from my recent S120 vs P105 article):
Red Dot Forum
Leica Store Miami