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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 723899" data-attributes="member: 9240"><p>So a couple of things. First, you're wide open at f6.7 so if it's gonna be soft with the 1.7x it's going to be there. But these really aren't that bad. I was using the 1.7x on rare occasion with the 300mm but I just wasn't crazy about the details I'd lose so if I put a TC on it would be the 1.4x (it's a moot point now that I have the 500mm f5.6). </p><p></p><p>With that said, as I mentioned in another thread I've fallen hard for a trio of Topaz AI filters - DeNoise, Sharpen, and Adjust. I use them in that order instead of using the sharpening and denoise in ACR. I only use Sharpen AI in cases where I'm trying to save a photo that's <em>almost</em> sharp (DeNoise has a very good sharpening function). While these photos are more than acceptably sharp I suspect they could benefit from them - as could some of the 1.7x shots I've never processed. It has 3 different sharpening modes: Sharpen, Focus, Stabilize. The first is not much better than what you get in ACR or Topaz DeNoise AI and I don't use it often as the filter can be <strong><em>very</em></strong> slow (turn the auto preview off and just refresh as needed). But the other two do a more than good job of salvaging stuff that's just a bit soft. </p><p></p><p>Here's a shot taken of a pair of mating Red Tailed Hawks I took from my Mom's front stoop. This is a 100% crop with the 500mm so they were a little too far off to really get. The bottom is straight out of camera (I've darkened it slightly so you can see the line) and the top is after applying all 3 filters. It's not "great", but it's something I could do a small print of or share online with a little more work. </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]329441[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 723899, member: 9240"] So a couple of things. First, you're wide open at f6.7 so if it's gonna be soft with the 1.7x it's going to be there. But these really aren't that bad. I was using the 1.7x on rare occasion with the 300mm but I just wasn't crazy about the details I'd lose so if I put a TC on it would be the 1.4x (it's a moot point now that I have the 500mm f5.6). With that said, as I mentioned in another thread I've fallen hard for a trio of Topaz AI filters - DeNoise, Sharpen, and Adjust. I use them in that order instead of using the sharpening and denoise in ACR. I only use Sharpen AI in cases where I'm trying to save a photo that's [I]almost[/I] sharp (DeNoise has a very good sharpening function). While these photos are more than acceptably sharp I suspect they could benefit from them - as could some of the 1.7x shots I've never processed. It has 3 different sharpening modes: Sharpen, Focus, Stabilize. The first is not much better than what you get in ACR or Topaz DeNoise AI and I don't use it often as the filter can be [B][I]very[/I][/B] slow (turn the auto preview off and just refresh as needed). But the other two do a more than good job of salvaging stuff that's just a bit soft. Here's a shot taken of a pair of mating Red Tailed Hawks I took from my Mom's front stoop. This is a 100% crop with the 500mm so they were a little too far off to really get. The bottom is straight out of camera (I've darkened it slightly so you can see the line) and the top is after applying all 3 filters. It's not "great", but it's something I could do a small print of or share online with a little more work. [ATTACH type="full" width="60%"]329441._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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