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[Jimmy1983]

Yup, there should be two LR presets ('Scenic' and 'Faces') - use which ever one is appropriate. Also when doing sharpening, zooming into 100% (or using the magnified preview just above the sharpening box) helps when touching up the sharpness (it's not always visible when using 'Fit' or 'Fill' zoom level.

I also find using a bit of 'Clarity' (comes under the 'Presence' section) also helps to "sharpen" the image a little.

Not got Lightroom open (at work) so the above is from memory.

Thanks again Dunky, very helpful

 

[a1ex2001]

(NB this is a vast exaggeration of how soft lenses are, but it's just the logic that matters here rather than the exact numbers)

Saying the numbers don't matter is plain ridiculous as they are what dictates if what you are talking about is actually relevant or not and for 99% of usage what you are talking about is irrelevant. To actually see this effect in the real world you have to be printing things VERY VERY big and also standing far to close when viewing.

For real world purposes this effect is pretty much a non issue.