Natural
"PHOTO STYLE"
CONTRAST
-2
SHARPNESS
-3
+5
+1
HIGHLIGHT SHADOW
OFF
iDYNAMIC
OFF
LUMINANCE LEVEL
16-255
Unsharp Mask*
ADOBE
POST-PRODUCTION
AMOUNT
RADIUS
THRESHOLD
Blur / Sharpen
DAVINCI RESOLVE
POST-PRODUCTION
LENS @FULL WIDE
LENS @MID-ZOOM
LENS @FULL TELE
REAL RATINGS
After testing each lens-sensor combo, I like to know if the rendering is going to look realistic SOOC (Straight Out of Camera) or if it will need a LUT (to match the shots to other lenses and cameras).
CONTRAST
A
IS THE CONTRAST "REAL"?
SHARPNESS
B
IS THE SHARPNESS "REAL"?
NOISE
A
IS THE NOISE "REAL"?
COLOR
B
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).
NOTES:
This lens started out looking pretty good, because it's a lower contrast lens that still has good sharpness. It had a bit too much CONTRAST, but after correction the details are rendering really well. I did reduce the SHARPNESS a bit, and now it looks more "REAL", less "digital" though it's as technically sharp as before correction. One of the big problems of this lens-sensor combination was that it revealed a lot of noise (which is typical with the GH4) but the lens had enough sharpness to start with that I could turn NR to +5 (pretty high) and it creates an image that is MUCH easier to work with in post (not the normal Swiss cheese you normally get from the GH4).
The goal of our camera settings is to improve what we call the "lens-sensor relationship" by adjusting the contrast, sharpness, noise reduction and color to create an image that looks less digital and more organic (more like film, etc). Therefore, the first step is to apply the custom settings while shooting, and the second is to add a lens-sensor LUT, to finalize the image.
