Making Foveon-like Images with a Bayer Camera

To make Bayer images look like Foveon images on screen?

To my mind, just view a Bayer image on screen at 50% rather than 100%.  It won't look look exactly like a Foveon but it will have the crispness that is what 99% of people see in Foveon. That'll be good enough for anyone isn't a dedicated Foveon aficionado.

Colourwise, it's a matter of taste. Apart from the DP2M, I have had bad experiences with Foveon colour, the overall colour of Bayer just looks more plausible to me, Foveon is prone to freaky weirdnesses from time to time. But as I say, all photographic colour reproduction varies from precise hue accuracy deliberately to create a unique look for each vendor. Foveon included. Taste and processing matters far more than the tech.

Print quality is a different discussion, I think.

I have spent a lot of time over the last year watching a lot of youtube photography channels that are primarily based on documenting photography outings and the nuts and bolts of field composition and photo spotting. It's proved much more illuminating spending time on how photographers work the scene and compose their images.  Of course these photographers talk about gear as well, but it's amazing how pragmatic they are - more interested in quick release clips and magnetic filter holders than the latest sensor. Well worth some investment in time if you more interested in improving your photography than your gear.

Examples

Thomas heaton

James Popsys

Nigel Danson

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