You're probably right... As I have much more experience with PS, but believe me, I'm seriously interested in achieving the same (capture sharpening) results within LR at the RAW stage; I will give it another try, maybe I haven't got the balance yet.
Any suggestion?
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Here is how I do it.
Open your image in the develop module, make your develop changes, then when it comes to the capture sharpening open 'compare' so you have the same file side by side - your developed image minus the sharpening and your original next to it. Then zoom in to 100% and match the zoom location.
Now hold down the alt key and run up the sharpening slider - this turns the images B&W and allows you to better see the sharpening. By having the original unsharpened image on the left and the image being sharpened on the right you can better see the results. Adjust to taste.
Now.. for setting the detail slider I close the compare image, zoom into 300% on the now sharpened file and you can clearly see the halo effect of adding 'detail'. Again - season to taste. But remember, some halo is a good thing as it makes the image look sharp. The trick is in finding a balance.
Same applis for radius - I find it easier to see the dresult at 300% - but always go back to 100% to check the final result.
then for masking zoom into 100% and hold down the alt key whilst running up the slider to see what is being masked.
I find this the best way to get optimal sharpening results in LR. Im not saying its the best way - but its my way of working to get optimal capture sharpening.
Hope this helps.