And for the record (Tariq), there\'s no added saturation or contrast in any of my images incl. the repeated image below. For color images I usually add a some vibrance (as in this image) and a bit of clarity (LCE). To finish off, there\'s a Levels in PS. That\'s it. Great lens indeed.
That\'s actually a lot given that vibrance increases color saturation, levels can be used to increase contrast thereby also increasing color saturation and clarity can have a similar effet with regard to contrast. Anyway, they look great. As I noted above, I do find the lens to offer much better out of camera contrast and color than I initially thought.
You\'re right. Vibrance adds color in less saturated regions. Clarity (or LCE as I noted) works quite different than contrast IMHO. The problem with clarity and fast lenses is that it can produce unwanted results in the out-of-focus/bokeh areas. So in ACR it should be used with caution when using fast lenses. Otherwise it\'s a free lunch.
But generally, I believe you actually OWE F/1.4 images more of both vibrance and clarity compared to images stopped down. Samyang 35/1.4 is a good example. In the images below there is LESS vibrance and LESS clarity added in the F/1.4 image than in the F/3.5. You\'ll be able to see that despite this - the F/3.5 shows more local contrast and color SAT. To really see the difference, open in separate tabs/windows and swap).
(sorry for the lack of variation of motives, I\'m still at the summer house)
F/1.4 (more vibrance and clarity employed in ACR)
F/3.5 (less vibrance, less clarity employed)
..and a bonus Samyang snapshot from today, F/1.4 and slightly out of focus/subject motion blur but still (IMO) a good picture.
Icecream but rain is coming...
And for the record (Tariq), there\'s no added saturation or contrast in any of my images incl. the repeated image below. For color images I usually add a some vibrance (as in this image) and a bit of clarity (LCE). To finish off, there\'s a Levels in PS. That\'s it. Great lens indeed.
That\'s actually a lot given that vibrance increases color saturation, levels can be used to increase contrast thereby also increasing color saturation and clarity can have a similar effet with regard to contrast. Anyway, they look great. As I noted above, I do find the lens to offer much better out of camera contrast and color than I initially thought.
You\'re right. Vibrance adds color in less saturated regions. Clarity (or LCE as I noted) works quite different than contrast IMHO. The problem with clarity and fast lenses is that it can produce unwanted results in the out-of-focus/bokeh areas. So in ACR it should be used with caution when using fast lenses. Otherwise it\'s a free lunch.
But generally, I believe you actually OWE F/1.4 images more of both vibrance and clarity compared to images stopped down. Samyang 35/1.4 is a good example. In the images below there is LESS vibrance and LESS clarity added in the F/1.4 image than in the F/3.5. You\'ll be able to see that despite that the F/3.5 contains more local contrast and color SAT. To really see the difference, open in separate tabs/windows and swap).
(sorry for the lack of variation of motives, I\'m still at the summer house)
F/1.4 (more vibrance and clarity employed in ACR)
F/3.5 (less vibrance, less clarity employed)
..and a bonus Samyang snapshot from today, F/1.4 and slightly out of focus/subject motion blur but still (IMO) a good picture.
Icecream but rain is coming...
And for the record (Tariq), there\'s no added saturation or contrast in any of my images incl. the repeated image below. For color images I usually add a some vibrance (as in this image) and a bit of clarity (LCE). To finish off, there\'s a Levels in PS. That\'s it. Great lens indeed.
That\'s actually a lot given that vibrance increases color saturation, levels can be used to increase contrast thereby also increasing color saturation and clarity can have a similar effet with regard to contrast. Anyway, they look great. As I noted above, I do find the lens to offer much better out of camera contrast and color than I initially thought.
You\'re right. Vibrance adds color in less saturated regions. Clarity (or LCE as I noted) works quite different than contrast IMHO. The problem with clarity and fast lenses is that it can produce unwanted results in the out-of-focus/bokeh areas. So in ACR it should be used with caution when using fast lenses. Otherwise it\'s a free lunch.
But generally, I believe you owe F/1.4 images both vibrance and clarity compared to images stopped down. Samyang 35/1.4 is a good example. In the images below there is LESS vibrance and LESS clarity added in the F/1.4 image than in the F/3.5. You\'ll be able to see that despite that the F/3.5 contains more local contrast and color SAT. To really see the difference, open in separate tabs/windows and swap).
(sorry for the lack of variation of motives, I\'m still at the summer house)
F/1.4 (more vibrance and clarity employed in ACR)
F/3.5 (less vibrance, less clarity employed)
..and a bonus Samyang snapshot from today, F/1.4 and slightly out of focus/subject motion blur but still (IMO) a good picture.
Icecream but rain is coming...
As I noted above, I do find the lens to offer much better out of camera contrast and color than I initially thought.
