Nikon D7000 Skin Tones Problem | Fuji S5 Comparison

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In reply to masters86, 5 months ago

masters86 wrote:

Thank you. I'll look for pictures taken in Aperture priority and with ADL off (and I'll get the original this time).

I wonder, however, if something else is at play with my camera because Nikon would have a problem if one would have to watch ADL, P, and flash to get decent skin tones. I can't be the only D7000 user that shoots jpegs with the above settings.

The problem with flash is that often you are close to base ISO and ADL works best when it has room to play. With P mode there are aperture limits imposed as soon as flash is used (at ISO 200 no larger than f3.5 with pop-up and f5 with external flash). Shutter speed is also often limited depending on settings. That all combines to make the ADL results less than optimal and why I caution using ADL in that scenario.

With all my previous Canons and Nikons, in fact, I would almost always shoot in P mode outdoor, with fill flash and, if the camera had it, with ADL Auto (or the Canon equivalent) turned on.

I do know the ADL algorithms have changed slightly with the newer RGB meters so ADL with the newer bodies is indeed a better tool than in earlier generations.

Each camera rendered skin tones nicely (more or less, depending on camera).

But I agree with you that your suggestion must be implemented to find out what's affecting the color rendition.

Yes, I think something else might be at play as they just look wrong compared to what I am used to. Also trying to take Lightroom out of the equation just in case.

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