Any Sample Best Setting For S5pro?

[elvintay]

any s5pro user try which is the best setting for the camera?
s5pro got reset botton or not?

[ZeroDivine]

very hard to tell 'best setting'.
Different people have different workflow.
Some use JPG and utilise the Film F modes.
For others like me I use shoot mostly JPEG and RAW, and all just standard setting, 400% then edit in PC later.

[elvintay]

How much setting for D-range,color,tone,sharpness,color space...?

[photobum]

Originally Posted by elvintay How much setting for D-range,color,tone,sharpness,color space...?

There isn't an ideal setting for the S5 Pro. It depends on the subject you photograph and its environmental conditions. BUT if you need a concise field guide for the S5 Pro, here it is.

[soeypixels]

worth it?
quite expensive ..

[Kit]

If everyone were to use the "best" setting, then we are merely photo taking machines.....

[photobum]

Originally Posted by soeypixels worth it? quite expensive ..

Definitely worth it.

$29.95 + $4.95 shipping is not expensive lah.... 600+ pages ley!

[photobum]

Originally Posted by Kit If everyone were to use the "best" setting, then we are merely photo taking machines.....

Agree.... There is not one 'fixed' best setting for all cameras. All of us photograph very differently. My 'best setting' may not suit yours.

[limlh]

Originally Posted by elvintay any s5pro user try which is the best setting for the camera? s5pro got reset botton or not?

Pressing the help button in the menu will give you a good idea what those Film settings are meant for. I tried the various settings, and usually fall back on standard film, and either auto or 400% DR (raw file size will be doubled if you set DR other than 100%). Color is std or medium high, tone std or medium high and sharpness std. No harm (it's fun) spending time trying all those F settings in different environments.

[Viewpoint]

Part of the fun (usefulness) of the S5 is that you can use different settings for different purposes. Eg, F1 for very low contrast, soft-looking portraits, and at the other extreme, F2 for rich, punchy colours for landscape, etc. I've tried and quite like F1c for general use. But nowadays normally set it at Standard lah. Anyway, if you are shooting RAW, much of these settings don't really matter as they can be adjusted during post processing.

[photobum]

For myself, here is the general guideline I use to set my S5 Pro:

Dynamic Range settings

• Sunny: 230% or 400%
• Night: 400%
• Cloudy: STD or 100%
• Overcast: STD or 100%
• Indoor with flash: 230% or 400%

Film Simulation Mode settings

• STD: Street, commercial, fashion and food photography
• F1: Indoor portraiture with studio strobes at lighting ratio 1:2 or 1:3 / Nikon SB-800 / Portraiture with Zeiss Softar 1 filter.
• F1a: Wedding portraiture with Nikon SB-800
• F1b: Outdoor portraiture / Indoor portraiture with studio strobes at lighting ratio 1:4 or even 1:5
• F1c: Indoor portraiture with studio strobes at lighting ratio 1:1 / outdoor cloudy or overcast / Portraiture with Zeiss Softar 2 filter
• F2: Landscape, night street scene (especially cityscapes with neon signboards) / Sometimes I use this setting for runway fashion shoots

[dragco]

thanks for sharing your experience above bro. really very useful for noob like me.
also thanks for your recommendation of this guide book.

gong xi fa choi to one and all!!

[drazic]

i read somewhere that setting AUTO DR would normally result in 400% most of the time.
True bo?

[sammedia]

My Fav. F1B mode...use this setting most of the time.

[elvintay]

thx for yours info,
for me.. last time using d200 that time, i like soft color setting..
after see too many HD TV, i starting like the heavy color like f2

by using 18-200vr..i still found the picture zoom still not sharp,but it focus..this is abit sad for me..