ilkka_nissila wrote: bernardl wrote:
Comparisons should be done with raw files converted by DxO PL6.
There is basically no difference between Z9/Z8 and D5/D6 when converting raw data this way.
Cheers,
Bernard
PL6? They're now at PL7, for what it's worth.
If the OP is shooting sports for a living, the speed of delivery is likely to be key, and raw processors that take a long time to process the images and not include cataloging / organizing large quantities of images might not be the best choice.
Post-processing can only reduce the scene information content in the images (or in a theoretical (and extremely unlikely) best case, keep it the same), not increase it. If the superior dynamic range of D5/D6 files over Z8/Z9 at high ISO is lost in DXO PL6 then it's the software doing more damage to the former than the latter that is causing the equalization. In practice I don't believe that this would happen with a mainstream software (unless the user purposefully clips the shadows) and most likely the differences are still there, but not everyone knows what to look for and different photographers want different things from their images.
by the way, anything you do in post to an image is potentially "destructive". so what do you do? got to see a before and after image.
i think in the end in reality there is no "out" in that predicament. somethings got to give. what are you willing to "sacrifice"?
oh, in the world of sports. generally, you shoot and put it in your computer on site and edit. then you send out a finished image. then its off to your employer. at least that what i do along with a room full of other shooters doing the same thing when i do that work.
you will never beat a live transmission. you are after the beauty shot or the killer moment. we are another source.
Oct 03, 2023 at 08:45 AM
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