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Lightroom action that turns aps-c into Full Frame

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Processed vs out of camera in each case:

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All APS-C, the first two from a 10 year old, 6MP, minolta 7D. Last one from a Sony 5R.

My tips, shoot so that you get the highlight detail you want showing as unclipped on the histogram, then increase the exposure a little and shoot another. Get used to finding how much over the histogram clipped reading is safe to go.

If you have a look at the time on what the shot will look like 4-5 stops brighter than what you have set and it is still dark then your scene has too much dynamic range to shoot well in one shot. That is when HDR comes in if you have a tripod handy.

Andrew
 
BasiliskPhoto said:
Jokica said:
Sounds easier to get Lens Turbo :-)
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Not sure the Lens Turbo extends your dynamic range in the way bigger pixels do. It might give let you shoot at a slower ISO which is good for lower noise etc, but the actual range between the lightest and darkest pixels recordable will still be better if the pixels are bigger (all else being equal)
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Sensor technology being same:

Larger sensor pixel -> more light gathering

Focal reducer -> more light gathering

same effect, just different magnitude. Focal reducer has light loss and some lens distortion.
 
Corelli said:
Is this a crazy idea?

It seems to me that a lot can be done with an APS-C Raw file by raising shadows, working with highlights/blacks etc. to get close to the extra dynamic range offered by full frame cameras such as the A7.

Does anyone know of such a "one touch" action?

Cheers,

GM
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SImply make your own preset doing the things you just mentioned. Raise shadows, drop highlights, bump contrast and a bit of clarity.

Then tell LR to use that Preset upon import.
 
Corelli said:
Is this a crazy idea?

It seems to me that a lot can be done with an APS-C Raw file by raising shadows, working with highlights/blacks etc. to get close to the extra dynamic range offered by full frame cameras such as the A7.

Does anyone know of such a "one touch" action?

Cheers,

GM
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Corelli said:
Is this a crazy idea?

It seems to me that a lot can be done with an APS-C Raw file by raising shadows, working with highlights/blacks etc. to get close to the extra dynamic range offered by full frame cameras such as the A7.

Does anyone know of such a "one touch" action?

Cheers,

GM

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Absolutely not crazy. Although you cannot create information that is not in the RAW file, there is a lot of detail and color transitions that can be brought up with an appropriate tool for enhancing local contrast. Be aware, however, that such enhancement also unavoidably enhances noise. Therefore, the first step in the workflow is to filter the noise with a minimum of degradation of detail. This can be a frustrating exercise, but the best I have found is the DxO software, which can perform wonders. You can adjust light and shadow there or in LR or Photoshop. The best tool I have found for enhancing local contrast is NIK software's Viveza, particularly the "structure" slider control. This plug-in really can bring out detail and color contrast that is not visible with normal processing.
 
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joe6pack said:
BasiliskPhoto said:
Jokica said:
Sounds easier to get Lens Turbo :-)
Click to expand...
Not sure the Lens Turbo extends your dynamic range in the way bigger pixels do. It might give let you shoot at a slower ISO which is good for lower noise etc, but the actual range between the lightest and darkest pixels recordable will still be better if the pixels are bigger (all else being equal)
Click to expand...
Sensor technology being same:

Larger sensor pixel -> more light gathering

Focal reducer -> more light gathering

same effect, just different magnitude. Focal reducer has light loss and some lens distortion.
Click to expand...
There are f0.9 lenses for micro 4/3 which have plenty of light gathering capability, but the images still don't have the dynamic range of an image shot with an f1.8 lens on full frame.
 
Yes, that's probably the best idea but being a lazy a** I thought maybe someone had already done the work for me! :)

Cheers
 
Impressive processing!

Cheers!
 
I'm surprised about what you say about the a6k DR since I saw specifications that showed it had less DR than my A77 which disappointed me a little.

I'm not at all dissatisfied with the a6k, but I have seen some landscape photos in particular taken with the A7r that grabbed my attention more for the "hard to define" qualities rather than the greater detail.

Those "hard to define" qualities seem to be in shadow detail and "presence".

Cheers
 
Thanks to all.

I use both DxO 10 and LR5 and I'm quite familiar with them. I was just looking to experiment with the settings that other people use.

Cheers
 
BasiliskPhoto said:
joe6pack said:
BasiliskPhoto said:
Jokica said:
Sounds easier to get Lens Turbo :-)
Click to expand...
Not sure the Lens Turbo extends your dynamic range in the way bigger pixels do. It might give let you shoot at a slower ISO which is good for lower noise etc, but the actual range between the lightest and darkest pixels recordable will still be better if the pixels are bigger (all else being equal)
Click to expand...
Sensor technology being same:

Larger sensor pixel -> more light gathering

Focal reducer -> more light gathering

same effect, just different magnitude. Focal reducer has light loss and some lens distortion.
Click to expand...
There are f0.9 lenses for micro 4/3 which have plenty of light gathering capability, but the images still don't have the dynamic range of an image shot with an f1.8 lens on full frame.
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link?
 
Such macro if existed can turn FF into BFF (Beyond Full Frame) leaving behind the FF turned from APS-C.
 
Corelli said:
I'm surprised about what you say about the a6k DR since I saw specifications that showed it had less DR than my A77 which disappointed me a little.

I'm not at all dissatisfied with the a6k, but I have seen some landscape photos in particular taken with the A7r that grabbed my attention more for the "hard to define" qualities rather than the greater detail.

Those "hard to define" qualities seem to be in shadow detail and "presence".

Cheers

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As you can see, in landscape :)

 
Advent1sam said:
joe6pack said:
Advent1sam said:
As you can see, in landscape :)

http://admiringlight.com/blog/sony-a7-ii-vs-sony-a6000-landscape-use/
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A7 II vs A6000 - are we really talking about comparable sensor technology here?

$1300 Carl Zeiss vs $500 Rokinon (which had gone for $300) - some comparisons are clearly related to softness and contrast.
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I think that was the point, there is no discernible difference any more!! dof/noise aside :0
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Corelli said:
Thanks to all.

I use both DxO 10 and LR5 and I'm quite familiar with them. I was just looking to experiment with the settings that other people use.

Cheers
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