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Friday, July 18, 2014

K-3 New Firmware 1.10 Diffraction Reduction Before Vs After Test

http://www.nphoto.net/news/2014-07/17/1eacb1337aaccb89.shtml
(in Simplified Chinese)

The test picture crops are with f-stops marked. Left side ones are with new firmware, with diffraction reduction enabled. Right side ones are with the last firmware of version 1.03.

It seems that at very large apertures, image sharpness is affected somehow. But reversely, at mid to small apertures, sharpness does have been improved. Anyway, I blog, you measurbate and then decide! ;-)

Nonetheless, if you are a K-3 user and would like to update and try, the official firmware download link is as follows:

http://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/english/support/digital/k3_s.html

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Its using a built in unsharp mask. You can do the same yourself in post. In fact you'll get better results with raw and your own processing. This is useful for jpeg shooters though.
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"Its using a built in unsharp mask." Source?
Speculation from the Pentax forums crew. I'd be surprised if it were doing something more complicated than that to be honest.
Well it does seem to work well, and I'm impressed.
Interesting

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