How sharp is your 10D set to?

[Schwa]

Is there a generally accepted standard for the 10D's shapening setting? I remember reading last month that a lot of people are doing the +2 setting. I'd love to get some thoughts and direction.

Thanks!
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My current camera:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00008OT2G/qx5-20

 

[RichW]

The fact is that +2 isn't normally enough anyway. I almost always have to sharpen in photoshop anyway. I use ultra sharpen pro:

http://www.ultrasharpen.com

Rich

Is there a generally accepted standard for the 10D's shapening
setting? I remember reading last month that a lot of people are
doing the +2 setting. I'd love to get some thoughts and direction.

Thanks!
--
My current camera:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00008OT2G/qx5-20

 

[Schwa]

Thanks for the reply.

Any other comments?

 

[Juli Valley]

I set mine to +2 for awhile but still needed USM, so I went back to the default 0.

 

[Olga Johnson]

Is there a generally accepted standard for the 10D's shapening
setting? I remember reading last month that a lot of people are
doing the +2 setting. I'd love to get some thoughts and direction.

Thanks!

Sharpness varies depending on the lens I use, so I keep sharpness at normal in-camera and do all sharpness adjustments either in my RAW conversion software and/or Photoshop with the help of Fred Miranda's 10D sharpening action.

Olga

 

[Glenn S]

I don't use in-camera sharpening, preferring to use Fred Miranda's sharpening or, most often, USM in PS7

 

[Joe Ciarcia]

Is there a generally accepted standard for the 10D's shapening
setting? I remember reading last month that a lot of people are
doing the +2 setting. I'd love to get some thoughts and direction.

Thanks!
--
My current camera:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00008OT2G/qx5-20

--
'Don't play what's there, play what's not there.' - Miles Davis

 

[Jerry-astro]

Typically use "0" in-camera setting and Fred Miranda's sharpening action. I've had terrific results. Fred's action (and even PShop USM) is a fair amount more sophisticated algorithm than what the camera tries to do.

Jerry

Is there a generally accepted standard for the 10D's shapening
setting? I remember reading last month that a lot of people are
doing the +2 setting. I'd love to get some thoughts and direction.

Thanks!
--
My current camera:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00008OT2G/qx5-20

 

[Cliff Whitney]

Is there a generally accepted standard for the 10D's shapening
setting? I remember reading last month that a lot of people are
doing the +2 setting. I'd love to get some thoughts and direction.

Thanks!
--
My current camera:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00008OT2G/qx5-20

--I went to +2 but found it worse than 0 and finally went back
to -0- and use Fred M's Actions which work great for me.
And sometimes just "wing it" in PS 7 and get good results.

Cliff Whitney in soggy Charlotte

 

[Scotty B]

I'll join the chorus....

I don't use the in-camera sharpening at all (results too varied when I tried it).

Fred Miranda's action is great...and for the price saves a lot of headaches

...and on some shots I use PS USM

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scott b.
http://www.billwagnerphoto.com
D1h,10D,D100,D30

 

[The Raven]

I'll join the chorus....

I don't use the in-camera sharpening at all (results too varied
when I tried it).

Fred Miranda's action is great...and for the price saves a lot of
headaches

...and on some shots I use PS USM

--
scott b.
http://www.billwagnerphoto.com
D1h,10D,D100,D30

 

[wynman]

What is Fred Miranda's 10D sharpening action?

Thanks.

S. Joe Wynman

Is there a generally accepted standard for the 10D's shapening
setting? I remember reading last month that a lot of people are
doing the +2 setting. I'd love to get some thoughts and direction.

Thanks!

Sharpness varies depending on the lens I use, so I keep sharpness
at normal in-camera and do all sharpness adjustments either in my
RAW conversion software and/or Photoshop with the help of Fred
Miranda's 10D sharpening action.

Olga

 

[Andy61557]

Everything, with is being done with the image after is leaves the sensor is done by the software. It applies to saturation, sharpening, interpolation, etc. I think Canon makes a good hardware for capturing images. I think Adobe makes a good software for processing images. My point is: let Canon do as little as possible after the image is captured, leave the rest to Adobe. The only exception is RAW conversion, which can be left to some other company. None of the above seem to be good at it, but I have to put up with Canon on this one for now.

To rephrase the above statement: shoot Adobe RGB with no settings changed and process everything in Photoshop (or Elements).

 

[StephenL]

Hi again Juli. I seem to recall we "corresponded" in the Oly forum some while ago when we both had Uzis. Now it looks like we both have (or I soon will have) E10s. Great minds etc!!!

I set mine to +2 for awhile but still needed USM, so I went back to
the default 0.

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[John Mankos]

I shoot raw...and either adjust sharpening during the conversion, or sharpen afterwards in photoshop.

I've found this to be the best method with the D30, D60, and now the 10D. I like this method because different shots usually require different levels of sharpness....and RAW gives the freedom to do so. By shooting Jpeg...once sharpness is there...you can't 'unsharpen' it.

Is there a generally accepted standard for the 10D's shapening
setting? I remember reading last month that a lot of people are
doing the +2 setting. I'd love to get some thoughts and direction.

Thanks!
--
My current camera:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00008OT2G/qx5-20

--
John

http://www.pbase.com/mankman
Canon EOS 10D

Equipment list in profile...subject to change on a daily basis ;^)

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it holds the universe together

 

[Marc Ward]

I set all parameters to 0 and shoot RAW almost all the time. Post process using FM sharpening action for the 10D plus FM Digital Velvia.

Samples here... http://www.pbase.com/mward/10d_test_pics

I am pretty sure they were all shot JPG. See more comments on web site.

Marc Ward
Milwaukee, WI
Canon 10D - 70-200 USM + 50 1.4
Epson Stylus Photo 2200
PAYING PBASE SUPPORTER
My Galleries: http://www.pbase.com/mward
Some good, some bad. But all were fun to take.

 

[druser]

I shoot in RAW. My settings:
Sharpness: +2
Contrast: +1
Saturation: +1

Sanjay

Is there a generally accepted standard for the 10D's shapening
setting? I remember reading last month that a lot of people are
doing the +2 setting. I'd love to get some thoughts and direction.

Thanks!
--
My current camera:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00008OT2G/qx5-20

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Be glad there is light!