Fuji S5 Pro post-processing comparisons (love Cameras, hate Computers (software))

dadu007 wrote:

Wow, this is really great, fPrime! Again, thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge.

I will play around with HU to better understand your process. I also like your workaround for CA with ACR.

Thanks!

I will ponder taking a picture with two different cameras side by side...To me the S5 Pro has that certain look I've never seen before and so it's a worthwhile comparison.

Probably the closest camera I have is the Nikon D60 (also known for it's wonderful colors). I can use the same lens on both the S5 Pro and the D60! It's still in a box...it was purchased on my binge buying spree of cameras with CCD sensors after I discovered what "old" CCD sensors can actually do with color rendering, something no one knew at the time these cameras were made. It was only AFTER CMOS took over that people are like, wait, why are these colors from new cameras so (relatively) uninviting?! (Sony is the perfect example of that for me.) I'm rambling...but to sum up, for me, personally, I've discovered that the color rendering is more important to me than high resolution pixel count. And I'm not that great of a photographer in any event, so it doesn't really matter how many megapixels I capture with, LOL.

I also have a D60 and, you are right, it's another CCD color king thanks to its strong CFA. Using a modern camera with a weak CFA like the D500, D3XXX, or D5XXX, D7XXX would better illustrate the color difference with he S5 Pro.

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