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Natural
"PHOTO STYLE"
-4
CONTRAST
-1
SHARPNESS
+4
-0
-3+2
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
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
B
IS THE SHARPNESS "REAL"?
NOISE
C
IS THE NOISE "REAL"?
COLOR
A
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:
Wow. I'll write more about this later, but this is the second Rokinon prime lens that turned out super good when using the Panasonic G85 sensor (the other was the Rokinon Cine 85 T1.5). For some reason, they just have enough, but not too much SHARPNESS, and the CONTRAST is very manageable. I'll have to say, I just tested the same lens on a full-frame Nikon Z5 v1, and that camera cannot handle the level of contrast this lens has...but I am really starting to appreciate the custom settings of these LUMIX cameras, even these older ones that don't have real-time LUT capability.
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.
