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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Color fringing - Is it normal for a Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 ZE? | |
I can't speak to your particular lens since I have never used it, but your photos contain the classic cause of purple fringing, areas of sharply delineated contrast between very dark subjects and blown out subjects. If I had a nickel for every photograph with dark branches against blown out sky with purple fringing... ;-)
Some lenses control this better than others, but virtually any lens can exhibit the issue if the contrast is extreme enough. Aside from using a different lens — assuming that one currently uses a lens more prone to the effect — there are a few ways of diminishing the problem:
1. Expose for the highlights and avoid or minimize blowing them out, and then...
2. Either use various controls in post to recover the less than optimally exposed dark areas of the scene, or...
3. If the subject permits it and you don't mind, use exposure blending to get better exposure in the dark areas, or...
4. If the subject permits it and you prefer, try a GND filter to control the brightness in the lightest areas.
5. Use post-processing controls which have now advanced to the point that they can often do an effective job of reducing or eliminating purple fringing.
6. In extreme cases, consider some manual post processing techniques that involve masks, desaturation, and so forth.
I expect that some folks with experience with your specific lens will also weigh in before long — a number of them frequent this forum. (And do take "mogud's" advice about posting in the alt forum.)
Good luck,
Dan
Edited on Aug 18, 2014 at 12:14 PM · View previous versions
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