leighton w wrote: gbohannon wrote:
Since the thread has slowed down a bit I thought I would add this to the daily chatter. Please bear with my boredom
The rain has set in today and with the total so far we have set an annual record for rainfall for the year.
Thinking about the recent conversation based on Kevin's question and time for post processing, I decided to spend some time this rainy afternoon working on a Picture Control monochrome profile for the Z6 so I could get keeper black and white JPG files without having to do any post processing. My candidate lens for this was the Leica Thread Mount Nikkor 5cm f/1.4. Since I like shooting black and white and the old LTM lenses seem to do well with black and white, it seems like a good choice.
As you see in the first picture below (shot with Micro-Nikkor 55mm/3.5) the LTM 5cm makes for a good compact package adapted to the Z6. It has an added bonus of being able to use the close focus ability of the lens that you cannot perform on a Leica due to the rangefinder coupling disengaging as you focus close.
The following two shots are with the LTM 5cm and Z6. These are JPG files with the modified Picture Control Monochrome profile I did in camera. Only resized in macOS Preview for posting.
Nothing special, just some pine cone decoration on the front porch. But I do like the results.
First one shot at f/1.4 and you can see the veiling flare character of the lens wide open.
Second one stopped down to f/2 and is much cleaner from flare.
I think this lens/profile combo will perform well on the Z6. Now hopefully clear skies will be coming back so I can get out of the house and give this a good test
George
Not a record year here, but the second highest with 52 inches so far with more coming before the 1st.
I like your profile, very close, if not the same look as Acros. Try a shot without ANY blown highlights (such as the spot on the right) to see if it changes. Is it easy to switch to the profile when needed?
Thanks Leighton. Hope to get out some this weekend. We are having a house full of in-laws (or is it outlaws) today. 4 brother-in-laws with their wives, kids and grandkids. 3 active duty kids representing Army, Air Force and Navy. Should be interesting conversations.
Re: the profiles...
In addition to the built in Picture Controls, you can create, save and custom name up to 9 other Picture Controls. Very easy to modify and select.
For custom Monochrome Picture Controls you can modify the following settings and save:
Sharpening
Mid-range sharpening
Clarity
Contrast
Brightness
Filters - Yellow, Orange, Red, Green
Toning - from B&W, Sepia levels, Cyanotype levels, and various color levels
So you can build a profile and name it whatever you like (up to 20 characters)
I haven't messed with color profiles yet but you have basically the same controls as above with the addition of Saturation and Hue.
leighton w wrote: gbohannon wrote:
Since the thread has slowed down a bit I thought I would add this to the daily chatter. Please bear with my boredom
The rain has set in today and with the total so far we have set an annual record for rainfall for the year.
Thinking about the recent conversation based on Kevin's question and time for post processing, I decided to spend some time this rainy afternoon working on a Picture Control monochrome profile for the Z6 so I could get keeper black and white JPG files without having to do any post processing. My candidate lens for this was the Leica Thread Mount Nikkor 5cm f/1.4. Since I like shooting black and white and the old LTM lenses seem to do well with black and white, it seems like a good choice.
As you see in the first picture below (shot with Micro-Nikkor 55mm/3.5) the LTM 5cm makes for a good compact package adapted to the Z6. It has an added bonus of being able to use the close focus ability of the lens that you cannot perform on a Leica due to the rangefinder coupling disengaging as you focus close.
The following two shots are with the LTM 5cm and Z6. These are JPG files with the modified Picture Control Monochrome profile I did in camera. Only resized in macOS Preview for posting.
Nothing special, just some pine cone decoration on the front porch. But I do like the results.
First one shot at f/1.4 and you can see the veiling flare character of the lens wide open.
Second one stopped down to f/2 and is much cleaner from flare.
I think this lens/profile combo will perform well on the Z6. Now hopefully clear skies will be coming back so I can get out of the house and give this a good test
George
Not a record year here, but the second highest with 52 inches so far with more coming before the 1st.
I like your profile, very close, if not the same look as Acros. Try a shot without ANY blown highlights (such as the spot on the right) to see if it changes. Is it easy to switch to the profile when needed?
Thanks Leighton. Hope to get out some this weekend. We are having a house full of in-laws (or is it outlaws) today. 4 brother-in-laws with their wives, kids and grandkids. 3 active duty kids representing Army, Air Force and Navy. Should be interesting conversations.
Re: the profiles...
In addition to the built in Picture Controls, you can create, save and custom name up to 9 other Picture Controls. Very easy to modify and select.
For custom Monochrome Picture Controls you can modify the following settings and save:
Sharpening
Mid-range sharpening
Clarity
Contrast
Brightness
Filters - Yellow, Orange, Red, Green
Toning - from B&W, Sepia levels, Cyanotype levels, and various color levels
So you can build a profile and name it whatever you like (up to 20 characters)
I haven't messed with color profiles yet but you have basically the same controls as above with the addition of Saturation and Hue.
leighton w wrote: gbohannon wrote:
Since the thread has slowed down a bit I thought I would add this to the daily chatter. Please bear with my boredom
The rain has set in today and with the total so far we have set an annual record for rainfall for the year.
Thinking about the recent conversation based on Kevin's question and time for post processing, I decided to spend some time this rainy afternoon working on a Picture Control monochrome profile for the Z6 so I could get keeper black and white JPG files without having to do any post processing. My candidate lens for this was the Leica Thread Mount Nikkor 5cm f/1.4. Since I like shooting black and white and the old LTM lenses seem to do well with black and white, it seems like a good choice.
As you see in the first picture below (shot with Micro-Nikkor 55mm/3.5) the LTM 5cm makes for a good compact package adapted to the Z6. It has an added bonus of being able to use the close focus ability of the lens that you cannot perform on a Leica due to the rangefinder coupling disengaging as you focus close.
The following two shots are with the LTM 5cm and Z6. These are JPG files with the modified Picture Control Monochrome profile I did in camera. Only resized in macOS Preview for posting.
Nothing special, just some pine cone decoration on the front porch. But I do like the results.
First one shot at f/1.4 and you can see the veiling flare character of the lens wide open.
Second one stopped down to f/2 and is much cleaner from flare.
I think this lens/profile combo will perform well on the Z6. Now hopefully clear skies will be coming back so I can get out of the house and give this a good test
George
Not a record year here, but the second highest with 52 inches so far with more coming before the 1st.
I like your profile, very close, if not the same look as Acros. Try a shot without ANY blown highlights (such as the spot on the right) to see if it changes. Is it easy to switch to the profile when needed?
Thanks Leighton. Hope to get out some this weekend. We are having a house full of in-laws (or is it outlaws) today. 4 brother-in-laws with their wives, kids and grandkids. 3 active duty kids representing Army, Air Force and Navy. Should be interesting conversations.
Re: the profiles...
In addition to the built in Picture Controls, you can create, save and custom name up to 9 other Picture Controls. Very easy to modify and select.
For custom Monochrome Picture Controls you can modify the following settings and save:
Sharpening
Mid-range sharpening
Clarity
Contrast
Brightness
Filters - Yellow, Orange, Red, Green
Toning - from B&W, Sepia levels, Cyanotype levels, and various color levels
So you can build a profile and name it whatever you like (up to 20 characters)
I haven't messed with color profiles yet but you have basically the same controls as above in with the addition of Saturation and Hue.
leighton w wrote: gbohannon wrote:
Since the thread has slowed down a bit I thought I would add this to the daily chatter. Please bear with my boredom
The rain has set in today and with the total so far we have set an annual record for rainfall for the year.
Thinking about the recent conversation based on Kevin's question and time for post processing, I decided to spend some time this rainy afternoon working on a Picture Control monochrome profile for the Z6 so I could get keeper black and white JPG files without having to do any post processing. My candidate lens for this was the Leica Thread Mount Nikkor 5cm f/1.4. Since I like shooting black and white and the old LTM lenses seem to do well with black and white, it seems like a good choice.
As you see in the first picture below (shot with Micro-Nikkor 55mm/3.5) the LTM 5cm makes for a good compact package adapted to the Z6. It has an added bonus of being able to use the close focus ability of the lens that you cannot perform on a Leica due to the rangefinder coupling disengaging as you focus close.
The following two shots are with the LTM 5cm and Z6. These are JPG files with the modified Picture Control Monochrome profile I did in camera. Only resized in macOS Preview for posting.
Nothing special, just some pine cone decoration on the front porch. But I do like the results.
First one shot at f/1.4 and you can see the veiling flare character of the lens wide open.
Second one stopped down to f/2 and is much cleaner from flare.
I think this lens/profile combo will perform well on the Z6. Now hopefully clear skies will be coming back so I can get out of the house and give this a good test
George
Not a record year here, but the second highest with 52 inches so far with more coming before the 1st.
I like your profile, very close, if not the same look as Acros. Try a shot without ANY blown highlights (such as the spot on the right) to see if it changes. Is it easy to switch to the profile when needed?
Thanks Leighton. Hope to get out some this weekend. We are having a house full of in-laws (or is it outlaws) today
In addition to the built in Picture Controls, you can create, save and custom name up to 9 other Picture Controls. Very easy to modify and select.
For custom Monochrome Picture Controls you can modify the following settings and save:
Sharpening
Mid-range sharpening
Clarity
Contrast
Brightness
Filters - Yellow, Orange, Red, Green
Toning - from B&W, Sepia levels, Cyanotype levels, and various color levels
So you can build a profile and name it whatever you like (up to 20 characters)
I haven't messed with color profiles yet but you have basically the same controls as above in with the addition of Saturation and Hue.
