I went from a GH3 to a AF101 and it does not seem to be as sharp, I gather this is as to be expected but the difference seem significant. I was wondering how a few things will affect this.
SCENE FILE
I guess DETAIL is the main one. is -7 no edge enhancement? I know you can add this in post but it strikes me it may be similar to adding gain in post. It is always better add gain in the camera as the camera is adding it to RAW data stright from the sensor. If you add it in post you are adding it to a compressed image so will be more artificiality/noisy.
Is it better to add some detail in the scene file? From test shots I have seen (i.e. Alex 1) +2 does seem to over sharpen edges on the face so maybe +2 is a bit much. I did do some low light textsa with Alex 1 and even when I went to 2500 it did not look any less sharp.
Is there anything else in the SCENE FILE that can effect perceived sharpness?
ISO
I am gessing the low/mid ISO maintain sharpness/detail similarly but as you start to go into higher ISO you will loose some. If so when does it start to become significant. Is it only 3200 where this happens or below.
I also heard that noise etc. may not just get worse as ISO increase but some higher ISO settings may be less noisy than the one blow them. In Canon 550D, for example, it seemed to be the case that using ISOs in increments of 160 worked best. So 1600 was better than 1000 etc.
BITRATE
My understanding is that as long as you have a reasonable bitrate (like the highest PH setting) only higher bit-rates are significant for grading in that getting a mask can be more difficult. If you only do a primary grade, and dont push it too hard you will be OK. So does using a Nija, or or similar high bit-rate recorder give you as sharper picture?
GAMMA
B.PRESS, which seems popular as it is the less noisy one apparently crushes the blacks losing some detail. Is perceived sharpness better, in say HD NORM or CINILIKE-V.
Basicaly i am looking to set things up to maximise sharpness without making it look artificial. We are talkng here at low ISO where noise is not much of an issue.
Regards,
Ben
SCENE FILE
I guess DETAIL is the main one. is -7 no edge enhancement? I know you can add this in post but it strikes me it may be similar to adding gain in post. It is always better add gain in the camera as the camera is adding it to RAW data stright from the sensor. If you add it in post you are adding it to a compressed image so will be more artificiality/noisy.
Is it better to add some detail in the scene file? From test shots I have seen (i.e. Alex 1) +2 does seem to over sharpen edges on the face so maybe +2 is a bit much. I did do some low light textsa with Alex 1 and even when I went to 2500 it did not look any less sharp.
Is there anything else in the SCENE FILE that can effect perceived sharpness?
ISO
I am gessing the low/mid ISO maintain sharpness/detail similarly but as you start to go into higher ISO you will loose some. If so when does it start to become significant. Is it only 3200 where this happens or below.
I also heard that noise etc. may not just get worse as ISO increase but some higher ISO settings may be less noisy than the one blow them. In Canon 550D, for example, it seemed to be the case that using ISOs in increments of 160 worked best. So 1600 was better than 1000 etc.
BITRATE
My understanding is that as long as you have a reasonable bitrate (like the highest PH setting) only higher bit-rates are significant for grading in that getting a mask can be more difficult. If you only do a primary grade, and dont push it too hard you will be OK. So does using a Nija, or or similar high bit-rate recorder give you as sharper picture?
GAMMA
B.PRESS, which seems popular as it is the less noisy one apparently crushes the blacks losing some detail. Is perceived sharpness better, in say HD NORM or CINILIKE-V.
Basicaly i am looking to set things up to maximise sharpness without making it look artificial. We are talkng here at low ISO where noise is not much of an issue.
Regards,
Ben