D1x skin tones and resolution

#1 06-22-2001, 11:32 AM

If anybody is interested I did my first studio portrait with the D1x this morning.

The image was shot as a raw file and then put through Bibble to render it in the 10.6 megapixel format. The image below is a small 800x600 pixel segment cropped from aroun one of the baby's (4 months) eyes so you can judge the skin tones and resolution

http://www.carolsteele.btinternet.co.uk/baby_1b.jpg

[ June 24, 2001: Message edited by: Carol Steele ]

#2 06-22-2001, 04:20 PM

Jerry,

Lighting was studio strobes, the main light was through a soft box, the fill light was bounced off the rear wall of the studio.

>but that doesn't necessarily mean studio lighting, right?<

Correct

>to see if the infamous magenta issues still exist?<

It doesn't - I've just broght the same raw file through Capture 2 - here I set up the parameters which were set on the camera (i.e. if you had taken as either a TIF or a JPEG this is what you would have got).
Tone = normal
Sharpening = normal
WB = Flash +2

the result is below:

http://www.carolsteele.btinternet.co.uk/baby_1c.jpg

[ June 24, 2001: Message edited by: Carol Steele ]

Jerry · #3 06-23-2001, 01:04 AM

Hi Carol!

Still on the waiting list for my 'x (sometime in the next 2 weeks is likely). The resolution and tone look awesome!

A couple of quick questions for you -

1- What lighting did you use for the shot (natural, oncamera flash, studio strobes)? It looks like you had a pair of softboxes, but I'm not able to tell for sure. I know you mentioned this was your first studio portrait with this camera, but that doesn't necessarily mean studio lighting, right?

2- If you were using studio lighting, did you try producing images w/o Bibble, to see if the infamous magenta issues still exist?

Thanks!

Jerry

Jerry · #4 06-23-2001, 11:00 AM

Hi Carol.

Thanks for your response. Interesting to note the significant differences in skin tones between Capture2 and Bibble. Which would you say is more true to your subject?

Also interesting - in the Capture2 version, it's easy to see you reflected in the subject's eye. Your reflection is also present in the Bibble version, just not as obvious.

Take care,

Jerry