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Natural
"PHOTO STYLE"
-0
CONTRAST
-2
SHARPNESS
+4
-1
-3+3
HIGHLIGHT SHADOW
OFF
iDYNAMIC
OFF
0-255
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
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
IS THE CONTRAST "REAL"?
SHARPNESS
IS THE SHARPNESS "REAL"?
NOISE
IS THE NOISE "REAL"?
COLOR
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:
The first thing you will see (when you zoom in on the images this combination creates) is the image has a lot of NOISE...and you may be wondering how NOISE is a result of a lens-sensor combination, but when you compare it to other lenses (with similar SETTINGS) you know what I mean. It's kind of like it's how the light hits the sensor, after going through a certain lens, that makes all of the difference. I was able to get this lens to work okay on a lower-megapixel sensor (the Panasonic G85) but on this denser sensor (no rhyme intended:-) it's not working...so I cannot recommend this lens (for the Panasonic GH5). There is a bit of a FILM LOOK to the noise though, so if you are going for that, this might be a lens to try. One quick word about the MACRO feature of this lens...it's not easy to use, because of the tiny manual focusing ring (they thought AF was they only thing that people would ever use). The image quality of the lens is pretty good at the MACRO setting though, but even on a Micro Four Thirds (2x crop sensor) the close focus is not close enough (to make small things like bugs look good...or gross, whichever applies).
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.
