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Filter | Lens | Sensor | Settings | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(None) | Tokina 11-16 2.8 ii | Panasonic GH4 | CineLike D | This lens-sensor combo is too contrasty (and may need a filter). |
(None) | Nikon 50 1.8 D | Panasonic G85 | Natural | Nice...This lens looks a LOT better (with this camera) on the Viltrox NF-M43x focal reducer (even though it "reduces" the optical quality, ha, ha!) |
(None) | Nikon 70-300 4-5.6 ED | Panasonic GX85 | Natural | [TESTING...] |
(None) | Nikon 70-300 4-5.6 D ED | Panasonic GH4 | CineLike D | This even looks good without the LUT... |
(None) | Tamron SP 70-210 3.5 | [NEED ADAPTER] | ||
(None) | Nikon 18-55 | Panasonic GH4 | Natural | NOTE: In CineLike D, THIS LENS IS A PERFECT MATCH at -0-0-0-0. I am testing now in NATURAL because I need to be able to test still photo modes... |
(None) | Sigma 28-90 MACRO | Panasonic G85 | Natural | So far, this lens is not able to render a "REAL" looking image, because it has too much contrast, the color is weird, and when compensating for these things, the image becomes too soft...and is STILL too contrasty. In the future I may test this again with some sort of a filter (maybe a Tiffen GlimmerGlass?) but for now, this lens is going to look a bit off, but it's interesting if you don't mind that. |
(None) | Sakar 70-300 5.6 | Panasonic G85 | Natural | This lens was a surprisingly good performer (for such an old lens) and showed little to NO color fringing or chromatic abberation (something present in most 75-300 lenses). I added +2 contrast to compensate for the lack of contrast you normally see at the long (telephoto) end of this type of zoom, and added +1 sharpness to improve the lens at the same focal length (around 300mm). I really like the idea of a constant aperture 75-300 zoom lens. It really makes things easier for video production compared to having the standard F4-5.6 variable aperture (which means you need to adjust exposure when you zoom). |
(None) | Promaster 70-300 4-5.6 | Panasonic G85 | Natural | It is really strange how these settings are similar to the settings for the native mount Panasonic 45-150. |
(None) | Nikon 70-300 4-5.6 ED | Panasonic G85 | Natural | I'm not liking these settings yet (so will keep testing). I think it needs more SHARPNESS (to preserve the "REAL" feel, even though that can blow out the highlights) and it may need more contrast (at the expense of the same)...the low contrast is actually exposing the noise in the shadow areas (due to the detail being visible) so it's still not looking "REAL". |
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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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