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Restoring Contrast to Digital Files
There are a wide variety of post-processing software packages out there for a very wide range of purposes: sharpening, noise reduction, grayscale conversion, airbrushing, etc, just to name a few.
This page is concerned with easy to use tools that make a difference in the perception of image quality or sharpness.
DxO Optics Pro
DXO Optics Pro tests and characterizes camera/lens combinations. The software then corrects the image for that particular camera/lens combination. This can be very effective for mediocre lenses, digital noise reduction, etc.
The main limitation is DXO support for specific lens and camera combinations (consider a Nikon lens on a Leica M digital body; this is not likely to be offered).
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- Eases into photographic challenges with an introductory section.
- Covers aspects of digital sensor technology that relate to getting the best image quality.
- Technique section discusses every aspect of making a sharp image handheld or on a tripod.
- Depth of field and how to bypass depth of field limitations via focus stacking.
- Optical aberrations: what they are, what they look like, and what to do about them.
- MTF, field curvature, focus shift: insight into the limitations of lab tests and why imaging performance is far more complex than it appears.
- Optical aberrations: what they are, what they look like, and what to do about them.
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