Natural
"PHOTO STYLE"
-3
CONTRAST
-5
SHARPNESS
+5
-0
-3+3
HIGHLIGHT SHADOW
OFF
iDYNAMIC
OFF
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:
This lens-sensor combination is going to need a LUT to finish it, for sure. It's interesting, because I just finished a test of this same lens on the Panasonic G85, and it is so amazing how different these two sensors are! The GH5 has more SHARPNESS for sure and on the Panasonic GH5 this lens could use a diffusion filter (such as the Tiffen BPM or GG) not only to reduce the SHARPNESS, but also to preserve the highlight detail. I hope to publish more tests (with those FILTERS) when I can get to it.
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.
