I think you misheard about the rgb curves...
And according to what I read on the internet (so it must be right) all
digital captures inherently need some sharpening.
Jez
On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 2:06 PM, Brian Swale <bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Ken wrote
> > >
> > > Many people set their E's to +2 for sharpening. Keeping the camera at
> > "0" must depend on the situation!?!
> > >
> > > The E-620 apparently has serious issues with sharpening.
> >
> > If you keep the in-camera JPEG files at "0" sharpening, you can easily
> > apply noise-reduction afterwords--if at all. +2 sharpening will
> > accentuate the noise and then you end up with nasty wormy artifacts or
> > worse, a general state of "this image is junk". With both my digital
> > cameras, I can shoot at much higher ISOs and do in-camera JPEG. I take
> > these files, and can sharpen them with my own editor with or without
> > noise-reduction (usually, just chroma noise reduction for me) and end up
> > with results as good as if I shot RAW and converted in the computer.
> >
> > One thing Olympus has really done right--more right than most
> > companies--especially the big "C", is that the in-camera JPEGs really are
> > usable for professional purposes.
> >
> > AG
>
> I discussed this with the guy who runs the photo lab at he camera shop I
> use. He has also been a professional photographer in a former life,
> shooting
> Hassys.
>
> He said he doesn't like to use the 'sharpen' tool at all, but shoots RAW
> and
> 'sharpens' his images by making the red, blue, green curves coincide. At
> least that is what I think I heard him say.
>
> Brian Swale.
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