The D800, a case for the higher resolution

marcio_napoli wrote:

Hi AZBlue,

Well, I might guess we go for different retouching tools or routines, because the larger the files, the more time consuming it is for me.

I always use the clone tool at 100% viewing screen (more often than not at 200%), and go manually from one skin imperfection to the next.

If you have an extremely detailed, 36mp image, the image itself contains tons of added details.

With such level of details, of course, you also get more detailed skin imperfections. In this 36 mp scenario, you get a great deal more of things to clean up.

I must be extra careful to retouch so many imperfections that didn't show up in the 12 mp image, in the first place.

Extra care means extra time spent.

On the other hand, whenever I retouch my older cameras files (6 and 10 mp), I experience a faster workflow.

A 6mp file takes me no longer than 20 minutes to finish, for example.

But naturally, we must use different techniques, and I understand for some of them, image resolution may not impact time spent.