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The point I was trying to make (obviously unsuccessfully) was that there is a lot of difference between what I'd call "optimisation" (exposure and colour balance for instance) and hard-core "image manipulation", much of which to my mind is as unnecessary and as ineffective in making good images as "over-darkroomed" or "over-cokined" photos in the days of film. Certainly many aspects were easier back then - it was either sharp or it wasn't - no sliding scale, it was in or out..........
See thats where you show your lack of knowledge. The Unsharp Mask in photoshop came from a darkroom technique developed in Berlin in the 30's. Sharpening has been around in art since atleast the 15th century. If you mean it was 'either in focus or it wasn't' thats not changed. But sharpening isn't focusing.