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Natural
"PHOTO STYLE"
-4
CONTRAST
+2
SHARPNESS
+3
-2
OFF
HIGHLIGHT SHADOW
OFF
iDYNAMIC
OFF
16-255
LUMINANCE LEVEL
Unsharp Mask*
ADOBE
POST-PRODUCTION
AMOUNT
RADIUS
THRESHOLD
Blur / Sharpen
DAVINCI RESOLVE
POST-PRODUCTION
LENS @FULL WIDE
LENS @MID-ZOOM
LENS @FULL TELE
Canon FDn 50 1.4 Panasonic GX85 NATURAL -0-0-0-0 HS -0-0
Canon FDn 50 1.4 Panasonic GX85 NATURAL -4+2+3-2 HS -0-0
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
B
IS THE CONTRAST "REAL"?
SHARPNESS
C
IS THE SHARPNESS "REAL"?
NOISE
D
IS THE NOISE "REAL"?
COLOR
F
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:
These CUSTOM SETTINGS will need a LUT to finalize the image (it needs more CONTRAST and COLOR saturation) but I feel like they are a good starting point. In the future, I may try to get this closer to SOOC, but I think these settings match the lens to get the most dynamic range out of this sensor (my goal). However, I think these settings still preserve and showcase the flaws so many people love about this lens (a diffused but sharp and dreamy rendering). Initially, I was disappointed in this lens because of how inconsistent the COLOR and SHARPNESS are when changing aperture values, and I had a difficult time figuring out a single set of settings that would work for it.
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.
