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Sigma 56 F1.4 on M6II versus RF 85 F2 on R

Started Feb 23, 2022 | Discussions thread
Alastair Norcross
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Re: Sigma 56 F1.4 on M6II versus RF 85 F2 on R

dan the man p wrote:

Yeah, it looks like the microcontrast setting was to blame. One nice thing about PL5 is that you can apply many of the adjustments, including microcontrast, locally rather than globally. That's what I would do in a situation like this if I wanted the extra detail on the subject while retaining smooth bokeh. Sometimes I even reduce microcontrast to < 0 locally if I want a softer look.

Thanks for the reminder about local adjustments. I have only been using PL5 since last Thanksgiving (bought it in the Black Friday sale), and I'm not yet used to using control points a lot. I have used them a bit, but I should probably get in the habit of using them more, because, as you say, it's pretty easy to apply local corrections that way. You can do it in LR too, but PL5's control points makes it easier.

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