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X1 Import Capture sharpening settings in Lightroom?

Godfrey

Well-known member
Just wondering what people's preferred import sharpening settings are for the X1?
Your question is confusing. Do you mean what sharpening settings to apply as a default?

I've been playing with a couple of X1 files recently. Lightroom's standard sharpening default is amount:25, radius:1.0, detail:25, and masking:0. This seems to work just fine as a starting point for most photos.

(By comparison, the same defaults applied to the E-5 raw files seems slightly too much on average, so I backed off the amount to 15, set the radius to .7, and set masking to 75. I saved that setup as a part of my defaults for the E-5. For the E-1, I go the other way as a default and bump up the amount to 35 and set masking to 50, countering its stronger AA filter.)

Much of the decision here is a matter of taste, there isn't an absolute right or wrong. I'd suggest looking at a couple of dozen photographs to see what settings you find yourself using a lot, then set them as a default.
 

peterm1

Active member
Thanks - yes, I meant default sharpening settings on import.

Personally, unless I am really spending a lot of time on a photo that I intend to print and frame, I don't go through all the recommended sharpening steps. I sharpen on import in Lightroom, make further adjustments in the Develop module (and also use Plugins), and that's it - I may email or post it on Facebook, Flickr, etc. from there. If I am printing I add sharpening for print in the Lightroom print dialog. Once in a while I do creative sharpening as well if I really want to emphasize parts of a photo.
 

Godfrey

Well-known member
Thanks - yes, I meant default sharpening settings on import.

Personally, unless I am really spending a lot of time on a photo that I intend to print and frame, I don't go through all the recommended sharpening steps. I sharpen on import in Lightroom, make further adjustments in the Develop module (and also use Plugins), and that's it - I may email or post it on Facebook, Flickr, etc. from there. If I am printing I add sharpening for print in the Lightroom print dialog. Once in a while I do creative sharpening as well if I really want to emphasize parts of a photo.
Pretty much the same thing I do. Once I'm done with the import, presuming the applied capture sharpening settings are on the mark, I find little need to do much else with regards to sharpening. The output sharpening available in Print and Export do all that's required for most images on the Standard setting.
 
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