In Camera Sharpening

[HiFiGuy1]

Why the differences?

It's just a matter of personal taste. I prefer shots with less sharpening over NR with sharpening.

Don't you have a 5D Mark II?

Yes.

how does one go about quickly changing from one set of selections to the next, on the fly?

There is a picture style button on the back of the camera. Press that once, then use the scroll wheel to quickly pick a different style and press OK.

With a 40D like mine, what are your suggestions?

It's really a matter of personal taste. I prefer shots with low contrast and low sharpening (I mostly sharpen at output). The Canon Picture Style editor is a really neat way to build your own custom style.

Thanks for the info on changing settings quickly. I'll look into that further on my camera. I understand that you like low contrast and low sharpening in your RAW files, but I want to know why. I also use 0 sharpening in my shots, but I don't decrease other settings to get "low" contrast, for example. Why would you do that? Is there a technical reason, something that gives latitude for improvement in post processing that would not be available otherwise? I appreciate the artistic perspective, but I know you well enough to know that there is an underlying technical basis for this decision.


Also, the Picture Style editor is in DPP, correct? Or is it in camera?