denoir wrote:
Regarding 3D and edges - Braniac\'s activity in this forum was before my time so I don\'t know. What I do know is that applying sharpening to well defined edges helps with 3D \'pop\'.
Did you ever read the very long \"What is 3D?\" thread, trying to determine what causes the 3D look? A lot of what I am referring to happened in that thread. We never reached any conclusions, but each of us walked away from it with our own ideas about contributing factors. One of the interesting things about the thread was that the discussions would go on for long periods with people clumping into groups of beliefs, but as soon as we started posting photos, we all split apart again. People who agreed on everything in theory would not see 3D in the same images. I made a vain attempt at separating the definitions of 3D and depth, but it was only partly adopted. A very interesting thread, even if it ultimately didn\'t resolve anything.
Brainiac is still around, I think, he just doesn\'t post much any more. Too bad. As much as we disagreed on many things, he was an interesting and challenging opponent, and we found a common ground in the end, each respecting the other\'s viewpoints.
Incidentally, w.r.t. your sharpening for bringing out pop with well defined lines, I have observed in the past that the M8 can hardly take any sharpening before it starts damaging the files visually. It is fortunate that it isn\'t usually necessary with the lenses I have chosen. Have you found something similar with the M9?
