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Re: [OM] IMG: LE1CA Photo

Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: LE1CA Photo
From: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:26:43 -0600
Sounds like good advice, Chuck.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 12:19 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: LE1CA Photo


> After reading Bruce Fraser's entire book on sharpening I reduced the
> content to a couple simple ground rules.
>
> 1) First resize the image to the desired print size at given resolution
> 2) View the resized image on screen at 25-30% ** of its full size
> 3) While viewing the image at this size sharpen until the image looks
>   just slightly crunchy (ie, just slightly oversharpened)
>
> Viewing at 25-40% compensates for the difference in screen and print
> resolution.  Making the image just slightly crunchy compensates for the
> slight softening effect of the print process.
>
> ** The actual rule for viewing percentage on screen is:
>       screen resolution/print resolution
>    If you have a 90 ppi screen and 300 dpi print you get
>       90/300 = 0.3 or 30%
>    Most monitors today are about 90ppi.  I use 300 dpi for print
>    so do typically use 30% for viewing
>
> Works for me
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
>
> Jim Nichols wrote:
>> Hi Carlos,
>>
>> Thanks for your comments.  I have, in the past, had a tendency to
>> oversharpen.  Since I became aware of that, I have tried to limit 
>> sharpening
>> to what I perceived to be absolutely necessary.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Carlos J. Santisteban" <zuiko21@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 6:02 AM
>> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: LE1CA Photo
>>
>>
>>> Hi Jim and all,
>>>
>>> From: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Focusing ease seems to be a function of focal length, with the 60mm
>>> focusing with ease, and the 28mm more of a challenge, >particularly in 
>>> low
>>> light.
>>>
>>> As expected on a matte field without focusing aids. As you already know,
>>> with rangefinders it's just the opposite: I find my Bessa-T 
>>> unnecessarily
>>> accurate while focusing the 21mm F4...
>>>
>>>> The linked image is one of my first with the 28.
>>>>
>>>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Table+Top.jpg.html>
>>> Despite not being state-of-the-art, the "old" E-1 may provide quite
>>> acceptable high-ISO performance -- it does have a film-grain-like noise
>>> that
>>> seems more acceptable to me. Your sample proves that.
>>>
>>> By the way, I usually find your pictures somewhat oversharpened (to my
>>> taste). Maybe you're compensating some "fuzzyness" in your system, or is
>>> it
>>> some issue with the web gallery?
>>>
>>> However, this last one was (like most of your pics) a very pleasant 
>>> image.
>>> Thanks for sharing.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> -- 
>>> Carlos J. Santisteban Salinas
>>> IES Turaniana (Roquetas de Mar, Almeria)
>>> <http://cjss.sytes.net/>
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>>
>>
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