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Filter | Lens | Sensor | Settings | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(None) | Sigma 18-50 2.8 EX | Panasonic GH4 | Natural | (For HDR, Turn Highlight Shadow OFF) |
(None) | Nikon 50 1.8 G | Panasonic GX85 | Natural | Strange, super sharp lens, but it also has a strong bias toward making the shadow regions stay dark (my final, corrected settings even include a -0+4 Highlight Shadow correction, something I have never done before. I will need to create a LUT to finish these settings, and I'm not looking forward to it, due to the complexity its issues)! |
(None) | Nikon 50 1.8 G | Panasonic G7 | Natural | While I still need to make a LUT (for final adjustments) these SETTINGS make this lens-sensor combination (including the Viltrox NF-M43x speed booster) produce very useable results. It could use a little sharpening and color added in post... |
(None) | Nikon 50 1.8 D | Panasonic G7 | Natural | Wow...the final results on this lens-sensor (and speed booster) combo are great! All of the properties of contrast, sharpness, noise and color all look REALLY good (even though they're not perfectly realistic). Since the color from this camera is almost always more saturated than my other cameras (currently testing GH4, G85, GX85) I knew it would be a bit on the vivid side, and turning it down any more can leave too much work for the LUT to do acurately (in post-production). |
(None) | Nikon 50 1.8 AIS | Panasonic GX85 | Natural | [TESTING...] |
(None) | Tokina 11-16 2.8 ii | Panasonic G7 | Natural | [TESTING...] |
(None) | Nikon 50 1.8 AIS | Panasonic G7 | Natural | This lens-sensor combo is a little bit contrasty when used in the middle apertures, but because this speed booster looks pretty good with this lens wide open (and at 1/2 click down) I chose to err on the side of too much contrast, so it can be more accurate when used wide open. Also, adding a filter (or not using a lens hood) can also reduce contrast... |
(None) | Nikon 50 1.8 D | Panasonic GH4 | Natural | I was going to add +1 more color, and if you want a little more "character" and a more film grain look to the noise, try that, but I am stopping here, and it needs a LUT to finalize it (add color and remove a bit of contrast). I tested this lens-sensor combo WITHOUT THE BOOST previously, and those settings were in CINELIKE D. I'm trying the NATURAL profile out this time because it works both for stills and video...Also, I just tested the same vintage 50 1.4 D, and that lens has much better bokeh than this one. |
(None) | Nikon 50 1.4 D | Panasonic G85 | Natural | Wow! Except for adding the -2+2 "Highlight Shadow" compensation, this is looking pretty good at -0-0-0-0 in the Natural color profile! |
(None) | Nikon 50 1.4 D | Panasonic G7 | Natural | This is my 2nd test of this lens, the 1st was on the GH4, and it's interesting that I've been able to get a really accurate image without using a focal reducer, but when I tested WITH one, the image wasn't so good. So, should I even continue on to test this lens WITH the +BOOST next? Oh, the only thing that isn't getting a super good letter grade for being "REAL" is the NOISE; this lens-sensor combo has a bit too much digital noise (although it looks pretty close to film grain, which is okay). |
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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.
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