Digital BW, The Print

Eddie

Yes you are right.  Jump into the dialogue here:

http://forums.pixelgenius.com/showthread.php?p=3956#post3956

Steve


> From: Eddie Gilbert <lists@...>
> Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 16:03:29 -0400
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Sharpening images from a Canon 1Ds MKII
> 
> Steve et al,
> 
> I've been trailing this thread with some interest, and would like to
> clarify...
> 
> If I aggregate everything you have said, I _think_ you are really
> expressing dissatisfaction with the Photokit Sharpener "Capture
> Sharpening" when used with the 1Ds MkII, correct?
> 
> Many of the response postings on this thread seem to be suggesting
> general sharpening approaches, probably better suited for final-use
> (i.e., print, etc.) sharpening, as opposed to the much more subtle
> capture process counteraction sharpening done by the Photokit Capture
> Sharpener.
> 
> The clarification is relevant for anyone who has adopted the
> three-phase sharpening workflow afforded by the Photokit Sharpener
> tools, like myself.
> 
> If the clarification is correct, then I am very interested in what you
> learn, Steve, from Bruce Fraser on this topic. I myself am a recent
> convert from the 1Ds to the 1Ds MkII, and I agree that the Photokit
> Capture Sharpener (Hi-Res Digital) seems to be less effective for the
> capture sharpening stage with the 1Ds MkII than it did with the 1Ds. I
> wasn't sure if it was my imagination, or just the nature of the images
> I had tested, and I had not done exhaustive testing, but my impression
> was that perhaps the Photokit Capture Sharpening toolset needed another
> update to accommodate the 1Ds MkII.
> 
> Please update the group on what you learn from Bruce, and let me know
> if I can help get to the bottom of this. I really appreciated Photokit
> Sharpener's sharpening workflow approach with my 1Ds, and hope to
> maintain its benefits with the 1Ds MkII as well.
> 
> Regards,
> /eddie