Though I rarely use them, the in-camera filters on the PEN-F are fun and you can see the effect through the viewfinder or screen while you take the image. This is a great advantage, especially for working in mono.
I have my camera set up to save the camera edited Jpeg and also the RAW image – with color and more detail, just in case I change my mind or want to edit in post – which is what I normally do. It gives you a lot more latitude for recovering detail in shadows and highlights compared to the Jpeg.
I noticed with this particular image, the out of camera unedited JPEG with art filter had a bad effect on the girl’s right eye that I didn’t like – as seen below. At first I thought something very close and out of focus had got in the way, or my lens was dirty, but then I had a look at the RAW file above and it wasn’t there.
So I re-edited the RAW file into mono instead below, just using the free OM Workspace software. I also noticed the filter above changed her jacket and the backlight coming through her hair, which I actually like, though I’m not keen on the artifacts in the top left corner or the flat rendering of the guys goatee. Small details to some perhaps.
I also tried re-applying the same filter to the RAW file in OM Workspace and it has the exact same effect as the in-camera filter! I’m curious now if the filter in the OM-1 does the same thing, I expect so.
This was a worthwhile find and experiment for me. There are other ways to create a mono image on the PEN-F without using the Art Filters, time to get creative in camera!
Now I’ve noticed these things, I can’t unsee them! Looks like I’ll be editing the rest of the portraits in this series. Yes, there’s more, lol.
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I like the one in OM Workspace and CS6 the most,
but, in the end it’s all a matter of taste.
I actually don’t think the out camera with dramatic filter is that great,
but, just like applying Luts, it works better on one subject and worse on another.
But I can certainly understand that it is a lot of fun to try them out.
I should try that too, I actually ignored them before.
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I haven’t played with the filters much previously either. I only used OM Workspace for this post, I’ve now gone back to using DxO and CS6 as its faster and has much better control options as well as better denoising – though on black and white sometimes the noise adds to the image and seems more like film authentic.
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Great photo, Tone, she is lovely!
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Thanks John, she had a beautiful smile that wrinkled her nose, cute 😀
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