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Natural

"PHOTO STYLE"

-5

CONTRAST

-1

SHARPNESS

+5

NOISE

-2

COLOR

-0-0

HIGHLIGHT SHADOW

OFF

iDYNAMIC

OFF

iRESOLUTION

16-255

LUMINANCE LEVEL

 REAL  RATINGS

After testing each lens-sensor combo, I like to know if the rendering is going to look realistic (or not) as this will affect how easy it is to "shot match" (to other lenses).

Greyscale Landscape

CONTRAST

C

 IS THE CONTRAST "REAL"? 

Black and White Building

SHARPNESS

B

 IS THE SHARPNESS "REAL"? 

Lucid

NOISE

A

 IS THE NOISE "REAL"? 

Too-Much-Bokeh.jpg

COLOR

C

 IS THE COLOR "REAL"? 

*Click here to learn more about "REAL" Ratings. These ratings are AFTER my custom settings are applied (most combos don't look real good with default settings).

Published: 

June 22, 2021 at 10:33:48 PM


While I think the CUSTOM settings are a better starting point than the DEFAULT (-0-0-0-0) settings, the custom settings aren't good SOOC (Straight Out of Camera) because they'll need more CONTRAST and COLOR added (this is the reason for the low REAL Ratings). The reason I think the CUSTOM settings are still good to start with though is that it captures more dynamic range and smoother gradients when there's less contrast in the file...and in this case I would prefer it because it looks too fake at default settings (plus adding a little CONTRAST and COLOR in post isn't very difficult).

My goal for these camera settings is to improve the "lens-sensor relationship" by adjusting the contrast, sharpness, noise reduction and color with the result that it produces an image that looks less "digital" and more "organic" (more like film, etc). The first step is to apply these settings while shooting (produces an image that looks pretty good straight out of camera) but keep in mind there may need to be slight color grading (or a LUT) applied to finalize each shot.

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