What you can get out of Red footage in post - 'look' example

[freezer]

correction causes sharpness loss ... i like color correction you have done, but i still prefer 1st image sharpness

The correction doesn't explicitly imply a sharpness loss ... everything depends on which look I am going for. I was trying to recreate a dreamlike, filmic look. Perceived sharpness is often a result of strong contrast.

Maybe you prefer this example more?
-> http://www.loom.at/wiki/images/e/e9/..._looktest2.jpg

I put in a lot of contrast, tightend the blacks and raised the overall sharpness. I could have gone for a more 'golden' look if that's what I wanted. I am just amazed again how great the original holds against extrem manipulations.

[Brook Willard]

Did you apply a sharpening filter to that image? It's scaring me.