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Q. dimage sharpness problem - D10 solution?
Asked by j h
(K=1593) on 9/11/2003
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As I have used my Dimage 7 over the last year, I have been plagued with sharpness problems. In my recent portrait work I have been called to task for not getting the faces super sharp. As much as I try, I don't seem to be able to get where I think I should be in this area. I have recently been advised that this is a know deficency of this Minolta. Is this a generally accepted conclusion? And if so, or even if not, would I notice a significant improvement in sharpness by going to the Canon D10, with a decent Canon lense (which?). I really like the super wide angle of the Dimage and don't really use the telephoto much in my now predominant studio work. With the D10, which lens would give me what I need? Thanks.
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Jeroen Wenting
(K=25317) - Comment Date 9/12/2003
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There is no inherent problem with the Dimage7, but all older digicams will see a degradation in the performance of the CCD over time.
A 10D (there is no D10) would do the same, though I'd imagine it would take longer to get noticeable.
Also, ANY digital camera will produce slightly soft results. This is inherent to the limited resolution of the CCD in comparison to film (a 35mm slide has a resolution of way over 20MP (or would have were it a CCD).
You should always do postprocessing to sharpen your digicam output (as well as changin colour ballance etc.).
A 10D would not cure that either.
What a 10D WOULD give you is more versatility in having interchangeable lenses.
It would also give you higher resolution output.
But if you're doing mainly studio work I'd rather choose a Nikon D100, as you'll be using a lot of artificial light and the Nikon flash system is far superior to Canon's (lenses and electronics are similar in quality, though I'd say Canon might have a slight edge in digital tech with Nikon having a slight edge in optics).
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j h
(K=1593) - Comment Date 9/12/2003
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Given that camera-related sharpness is not the problem with my out-of-focus faces, perhaps I need more help in the focus area. The Dimage 7 has a zoom function to assist in focus, the 10D advertizes a matt screen (and in this case I believe I am focusing through the lense rather than seeing the digital image as with the Dimage). I remember my first camera many years ago being a range finder type with a split image view to aid focus. Which of the current digitals (5mp+, under $2000 for body and lense) would give me the most accurate focus assistance. Evidently I do see as well as I have in the past.
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Subha Pindiproli
(K=10108) - Comment Date 9/17/2003
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you can try using software to sharpen images. I used 'SuperJPG' slide show/image editing software. I bought it primarily for slide show viewing. But it has filters that allow sharpening of images. It is much easier and better than Photoshop's unsharp mask. Besides SuperJPG allows batch processing of images and output your entire vacation shots to say 640x480 for web viewing. Check it out at: http://www.superjpg.com/
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