Posted by Brian Diaz: 
I'd say that most over-sharpening is done by the newbies' cameras.  If I didn't know better, and I saw that I could set my camera to make jpgs with sharpness on a scale from -2 to +2, I'd probably pick +2.  Bigger is better, right?

It depends on the image, read that article. What is the right amount of sharpeneing for one image may be too much for another which is why its better to sharpen afterwards insted of using an in camera setting.

Posted by MichaelBell: 
It depends on the image, read that article. What is the right amount of sharpeneing for one image may be too much for another which is why its better to sharpen afterwards insted of using an in camera setting.

Hmm... the man with the fantastic melons in his avatar may be right.

Posted by MichaelBell: 

Posted by Brian Diaz: 
I'd say that most over-sharpening is done by the newbies' cameras.  If I didn't know better, and I saw that I could set my camera to make jpgs with sharpness on a scale from -2 to +2, I'd probably pick +2.  Bigger is better, right?

It depends on the image, read that article. What is the right amount of sharpeneing for one image may be too much for another which is why its better to sharpen afterwards insted of using an in camera setting.

Sorry, I forgot the Texas accent tag on "Bigger is better."  That was my point.  Experienced photographers are careful about their sharpening, while GsWCs leave it to their Cs.