I'd like to ask the great folk on this forum how they judge image sharpness.
What with front/back focus, AF adjustments, camera shake and shake reduction, image resolution, the use and strength of AA filters - all of which doesn't even take account of the lens qualities - how do you conclude that the image is sharp enough from the K5?
Do you judge from the image in preview mode, 50% magnification or 100%?
Do you apply some sharpening beyond the default LR defaults before judging?
Do you actually make a print to decide on how sharp the shot is?
It seems to me that K5 shots that are in focus and do not have (much) camera shake clearly sharpen up nicely with 80-100% sharpening amount. If they don't look sharp with that setting then they are not in focus or suffer from shake.
Shots from other cameras, such as Leica, M4/3 etc may appear to be sharper without much fiddling in LR. But it is the same question - how do you ultimately make the sharpness judgment?
Thanks
Lee
What with front/back focus, AF adjustments, camera shake and shake reduction, image resolution, the use and strength of AA filters - all of which doesn't even take account of the lens qualities - how do you conclude that the image is sharp enough from the K5?
Do you judge from the image in preview mode, 50% magnification or 100%?
Do you apply some sharpening beyond the default LR defaults before judging?
Do you actually make a print to decide on how sharp the shot is?
It seems to me that K5 shots that are in focus and do not have (much) camera shake clearly sharpen up nicely with 80-100% sharpening amount. If they don't look sharp with that setting then they are not in focus or suffer from shake.
Shots from other cameras, such as Leica, M4/3 etc may appear to be sharper without much fiddling in LR. But it is the same question - how do you ultimately make the sharpness judgment?
Thanks
Lee