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Re: [Digital BW] Re: Any advantage to resizing in RAW?

2005-02-02 by Steve Kale

Thanks - Tariq


> From: tariqgibranstudio <Tariq@...>
> Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2005 14:28:03 -0000
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Any advantage to resizing in RAW?
> 
> 
> 
> In my experience, most lenses will perform best around F8-F11.  That seems to
> be 
> particularly true with a good zoom lens.  Some ;primes hit their peak a bit
> earlier, say F5.6
> to F8.  F22 almost certainly will result in loss of sharpness due to
> defraction.  Also, Canon
> Cmos chips will need much more sharpening than you are most likely used to
> giving a 
> CCD based medium format Digital Back.  I use a Fuji S2(CCD) and have often
> noticed that 
> Canon Digital images look almost blurred and very soft until given a hefty
> sharpening.  I 
> have even been reading the the new 1ds 11 has an even stronger Anti-aliasing
> filter than 
> the 1ds.  
> 
> Tariq

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