Aquarium - M6 Mark II

Photato wrote:

RLight wrote:

Photato wrote:

RLight wrote:

Used DPP4 for all shots in post. C-RAW, DLO applied. Reduced noise reduction from defaults on every shot; apologies in advance to those who prefer "clean" images over grain detail. It's sorta like Coke vs Pepsi, some folks prefer clean shots others prefer to retain the detail with some noise retained with it.

Great shots RLight.

So, have you settled for DLO for processing all your pictures from Canon EF-M lenses ?
I was searching for opinions on DLO and came across this post.
I also decided to stick to C-RAW and tend to turn off all kinds of noise reduction.
But DLO, I'm not so sure since I've not made comparison tests, there has to be some drawback.
DLO might be most beneficial with low end lenses, I wish the M6II could hold more than 3 lenses data sets in memory.

Thanks for sharing !

DPP4 is just more efficient for high noise reduction. I know folks here are sold on DXO, but I find retaining colors and without artifacts, is important. This series here would be a good one to demonstrate DPP4 vs DXO, but alas I burned my trial. You don’t want crisp faces and fuzzy fish, you want both crispy. And likewise, color reproduction here is important.

DLO is effective when needed. Largely the 22 wide open or the 55-200… Otherwise I have to agree with others, it’s not a big deal. It’s effective at reducing aberrations when they show but it doesn’t pay the same dividends on that 22 once you stop down to f/5.6, for example where its sharp without help, it’s more dramatic at f/2 where it really cleans it up when pixel peeping, or large print.

Looks like DLO is more hype than substance though.
Agree, good color rendering is however what gives more the impact to a photo at this point with good enough optics and plenty of pixels.

A little here, a little there adds up to a lot quickly. DPP4 gives better color, noise reduction and then DLO is just the cherry on top for best in class aberration correction, but if you don’t have a-lot of aberration, then you don’t. But when you do? It shines.

DLO although part of my regimen in DPP4, it is not why I use it, it’s just an added bonus. Now it shows up more on EF-M glass, or other non L glass for that matter.

I’ll say no post processor is perfect, no more than no camera is perfect. Some just give me what I want more than others.