Quote Originally Posted by Lex Dangelica View Post
So i should be dropping the default raw sharpening to 0 instead of the 25 its set to at the moment in the RAW converter and do all sharpening in one hit?

I tried the high pass filter set to hard /soft light on some recent photos. Now i don't think ill need that optometrists appointment anymore. Excellent advice in this thread.

Yes. All good workflow advice is that sharpening should be one of the last things you do in your workflow.