A-Digital-Eye Reviews nik Sharpener & nik Sharpener Pro

As we are learning with cameras like the Nikon D1 and Canon D30, the manufacturers have wisely decided to give us an unsharpened "raw" image option. This gives the user a lot of latitude to do all sorts of post-capture processing on these images without blowing out highlights or having to deal with an image that has already been (over)sharpened in-camera. There are several good PhotoShop filters out there, one is Quantum Mechanic by CameraBits and another is nik Sharpener. The difference is that QM reduces noise, sharpens and contrast enhances, nik Sharpener does that plus it profiles the image for a particular printer at its output resolution.

The folks at A-Digital-Eye have just posted their nik Sharpener Pro review detailing what makes this a valuable tool in your graphics arsenal if you use one of the prosumer cameras.