Have you changed the sharpness in the camera to maximum from medium? Bill
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dario Bonazza 2" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 13, 2003 7:16 PM Subject: Re: I got my *ist D and I LOVE IT !!! > Jostein, > > I always apply USM at 100% magnification. > However, should you apply USM to *ist D pictures, they can only look sharp > at less than 100% magnification. > If you apply lesser USM, they don't look sharp even at 50% magnification, > while if you apply enough USM for getting sharp pics at 50% magnification > you'll see too edge effect at 100%. That's the problem with the *ist D > pictures I tried to sharpen. > > Dario > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jostein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 12:13 AM > Subject: Re: I got my *ist D and I LOVE IT !!! > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Dario Bonazza 2" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > [...] > > > > > That's not the case with the *ist D: when you apply enough USM to let > > > pictures look acceptable when smaller than 1:1 on video, when you > enalarge > > > them 1:1 angled lines such as hair or grass are so much saw-toothed. > > > > Dario, > > Why do you apply USM at less than 100% magnification? > > > > In my experience, doing sharpening at less than 1:1 is risky business with > > scans as well. > > > > Best, > > Jostein > > > >