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Got the Laowa 10mm f/2 -- Few Notes

Started Jun 22, 2021 | Discussions thread
Lichtspiel
Lichtspiel Veteran Member • Posts: 3,528
Re: Got the Laowa 10mm f/2 -- Few Notes

dlinney wrote:

Is it just me but when viewed at 100% most of these shots look horrible with nothing sharp in the picture.

You've got a point, I think. Maybe f8 is a bit too small, and using f4 would slightly improve things. It may also just be a bit of missed focus. Adding a bit of pop/contrast/micro-contrast can mimic more sharpness.

But, Bill is right, in that DPR does some nasty things to images, and judging sharpness by looking at the original size is fraught with peril.

I had that (same) lens and did a review with more images here , but honestly, they don't look much sharper, while on the good monitor directly from the harddrive, they are looking fine.

Not sure if there is a trick to prevent DPR from re-re-re-compressing the images. Maybe it's a way to protect personal property.

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