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Wildlife with a Sigma SD1 Merrill and 100-400mm OS lens

Started Aug 24, 2021 | Discussions thread
xpatUSA
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Re: Wildlife with a Sigma SD1 Merrill and 100-400mm OS lens
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Scottelly wrote:

xpatUSA wrote:

Scottelly wrote:

I didn't sharpen the OOC jpeg Ted. I guess I should be converting raw files, and sharpening them more in SPP than the way they are looking right out of the camera.

I disagree - your OOC JPEGs look very good to me.

The big of advantage of converting from raw in SPP is the fixing of mistakes (e.g. wrong WB, highlight recovery, etc.), not the different sharpness in the conversion - which you normally crank down anyhoo!

Ah, thanks for the info. Ted. Normally that is what I use SPP for, but most of the time I get the white balance pretty close, so I can adjust the OOC jpeg slightly, and I'm happy with it. I'd be more picky, if I were planning to make a really big, expensive print from my processed image though, no doubt.

And, by getting more picky, you'd be carrying a neutral reference like a WhiBal - so as to take a Custom White Balance for the scene before you, eh?

Pardon the sarc, my shots are never that important and my Kodak gray/white card has never been used much for that purpose yet!

So, like your good self, the nearest preset white balance is good enough most of the time ...

... in fact, the only time that I ever put that card to serious use was when I was battling the infamous SD14 green cast ...

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