JonBowles
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I have recently downloaded the trial version of this software after reading about how it works. As it corrects lens defects without using lens profiles (it analyses the individual images), I was wondering if it would correct aberrations caused by shooting through the laminated windscreen of an aircraft. The biggest problem shooting through an inch of laminated glass is loss of IQ. Until I tried this software, the technique that worked best for these shots was high-pass sharpening. To my surprise, Piccure +seems to work.
The first shot I tried it on was a shot I took of Faro a couple of weeks ago. The shot was taken with a Sony A7rii and Minolta 35-105mm f3.5-4.5, using an LA-EA4 adapter
Faro by Jon, on Flickr
Here's a couple of 100% crops from the town lower middle right.
This one using my normal method of sharpening, which is high-pass sharpening at 2.5 pixels and then unsharp mask at 29% and 1 px, threshold 3
_DSC2776-Edit by Jon, on Flickr
This version was just using Piccure+
_DSC2776-Edit-2 by Jon, on Flickr
While the difference is not massive, it's enough to make me decide to pay for the software when the trial is up. It also works well with some of my legacy prime lenses.
The first shot I tried it on was a shot I took of Faro a couple of weeks ago. The shot was taken with a Sony A7rii and Minolta 35-105mm f3.5-4.5, using an LA-EA4 adapter
Faro by Jon, on FlickrHere's a couple of 100% crops from the town lower middle right.
This one using my normal method of sharpening, which is high-pass sharpening at 2.5 pixels and then unsharp mask at 29% and 1 px, threshold 3
_DSC2776-Edit by Jon, on FlickrThis version was just using Piccure+
_DSC2776-Edit-2 by Jon, on FlickrWhile the difference is not massive, it's enough to make me decide to pay for the software when the trial is up. It also works well with some of my legacy prime lenses.
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