What's the current thinking on LR sharpening settings for m43 sensors

jsaras wrote:

I've come across varying ideas as to what the best approach for capture sharpening for m43 sensors (I have an Olympus E-PL6 FWIW). Does the 16 megapixel sensor and the pixel density require that one stay within certain amount, radius and detail boundaries? I'm fully aware that these settings are subject and ISO dependent. I'm just wondering if there's technical reasons for doing or not doing certain things.

For me sharpening always depends on the final use of the image, big print/small print needs different approach. Shrink the image for comfortable web display and sharpening needs change again.

Different lenses need different sharpening, such as I can get much the same centre detail with the 9mm body cap lens as with my 12-40mm at its 12mm sweet spot with judicious contrast and sharpen adjusts to the 9mm image.

Not a Lightroom user but other programs I always seem to be using mostly 0.3 radius and tickling the amount to suit the occasion. Usually trying to avoid edge halos and avoid sharpening noise too much. Nothing worse than an over-sharpened image, it looks gritty and digital, make it spot on or very slight under-sharpen and it is more pleasing.

In the early days of digital where it was starting to take over from film (maybe 12 years ago?), I handled thousands, and I mean thousands, of prints from around the world in a few local International competitions. My eyes are still hurting from some of those early over-sharpened prints.

Regards..... Guy