Originally posted by cbaytan I'd be grateful, really.
Okay, give me a few and I'll prepare the links(to the RAW files I used) and a a list of the settings and steps used in processing.
PS. Do you have Photoshop and Adobe Camera Raw(ACR)?
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Okay good....
For the good of the community, I'll post the walk-through here in hopes of helping others along the way(who knows right).
Anyways, here's the list of files and tools that were used in this particular processing.
1.
Adobe Camera Raw - r6.4.0.139
2.
Photoshop CS5
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Perfectly Clear - color calibration
4.
Topaz Detail - sharpening
Now obviously one could make due with different tools(ACR isn't the best), but since I've become quite lazy over the years, I've all but hung-up my curve adjustments and PS actions in favor of one click solutions like PerfectlyClear and Topaz products. And so, I'm not saying this is THE BEST method of getting things done, though it is the way I've chosen in getting things done as quickly and as efficiently as possible.
Okay, so here's the rundown...
The first thing we need to do is download the RAW image files:
K200D RAW image link K-5 RAW image link D3x RAW image link btw. in case you wondered, I chose ISO200 samples so as to gain the full potential of DR on both sides of the histogram(shadow and highlights). ex. for maximum DR latitude in highlights.
1. K200D ACR Processing: -
All other settings are 0, or OFF(no sharpening etc). 2. K-5 ACR Processing: -
All other settings are 0, or OFF(no sharpening etc). 3. D3x ACR Processing: -
All other settings are 0, or OFF(no sharpening etc).
4. Following the ACR adjustements, the files are then ported to PS for post processing. At which point, the D3x and K-5 files were resized(constrained) w/Bicubic to 3872px to match K200D sampling respectively.
5. The next step come the curves adjustements. At which point I make use of a plugin called PerfectlyClear which is the equivalent of a tone/color and contrast/curve adjustment all in one convenient workspace.
6. The final step of the process, is(as always) the sharpening phase. And for this, used Topaz Detail, which is another multi-purpose plugin(similar to PerfectlyClear) that provides several detail tools(deblur, sharpen, microcontrast and structure etc) in one convenient workspace.
Well there you have it. And though the settings for each file may have varied slightly(see sharpening radius etc), the screen settings shown here, should be close enough to replicate the images with relative ease.
In closing, I'd like to add, that the K-5 RAW in this particular case was tailored to match the D3x respectively. And the main reason for this is where the D3x is a class leading FF sensor, and so I chose to use it as a benchmark for IQ in this particular exercise. However... I don't think the D3x is showing the most accurate colors in this particular scene(see: olive oil). And so I would admit that in doing so(matching), it was likely that the K-5 colors were pushed out of bounds in the process.
So that's about it.
Let me know how things go from this and if you have any questions.
JohnBee
Last edited by JohnBee; 05-10-2011 at 04:27 AM.