It\'s amazing how much closer it looks. Certainly sharpness is an important ingredient, but it must be detailed sharpness. In this case the highlights are starting to look a little brittle. I think the reason why I usually like the Zeiss look is that the sharpness comes without the cost of making highlights or shadows harsh. Maybe it would work better if you did this sharpening on a layer and set graduated layer blending so that the sharpening trails off in the brightest highlights and deepest shadows. Even then, surely a lens which resolves sharp detail must have the realistic edge over one which removes it and depends on a crude computer algorithm to re-introduce it. A sharp detail-rich lens and less usm must be better than the alternative, surely.
I tweaked the contrast in PS as well. In hindsight I ought to have used the curves tool to tweak the blacks, instead. My use of the standard contrast adjustment blew out the whites. I noticed it later and didn\'t have time to bother de-doing it. This was/is not an effect of Fred\'s plugin, but my rushed/poor PS skills.
It\'s amazing how much closer it looks. Certainly sharpness is an important ingredient, but it must be detailed sharpness. In this case the highlights are starting to look a little brittle. I think the reason why I usually like the Zeiss look is that the sharpness comes without the cost of making highlights or shadows harsh. Maybe it would work better if you did this sharpening on a layer and set graduated layer blending so that the sharpening trails off in the brightest highlights and deepest shadows. Even then, surely a lens which resolves sharp detail must have the realistic edge over one which removes it and depends on a crude computer algorithm to re-introduce it. A sharp detail-rich lens and less usm must be better than the alternative, surely.
I tweaked the contrast in PS as well. I hindsight I ought to have used the curves tool to tweak the blacks, instead. My use of the standard contrast adjustment blew out the whites. I noticed it later and didn\'t have time to bother de-doing it. This was/is not an effect of Fred\'s plugin, but my rushed/poor PS skills.
Jan 21, 2010 at 09:38 AM
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