The Definitive Sony B&W Images Thread

[scho]

Hi Carl. When I clicked on this image and zoomed in on it with my iPad I still clearly see the square dot pattern.

Gary

Hi Gary,

Thanks for catching this. I had linked to the wrong original file. Fixed now so when you click on the embedded image here you will now see the full size original at 100% (if you zoom beyond the original size you will be looking at square pixels on the monitor and not the actual image).

Best regards,
Carl

 

[Vivek]

Converted via FRV (Fast Raw Viewer) and processed with PS-CS6.

Untitled by Vivek Iyer, on Flickr

Sony A7rII(m), Sony FGE 28-70 @70mm, The Hague​

 

[Vivek]

Untitled by Vivek Iyer, on Flickr

Sony A7rII(m), Sony FE 28-70, The Hague​

 

[mediumcool]

Inspired by mediumcool :salute:


A7 + Pentacon 50/1.8 (M42)

Hah! Thanks for the name check! BUT. Needs to be gloomier (a linear curve helps in this regard)! And vignetting too!

 

[Vivek]

Another one converted via FRV.

Untitled by Vivek Iyer, on Flickr

Sony A7rII(m), Sony FE 28-70, @70mm, The Hague​

 

[gandolfi]

Hanging by a thread.

 

[scho]

Just playing around with the Fast Raw Viewer (FRV).

Check this: https://www.fastrawviewer.com/node/284

No artifacts in the output and is easy to integrate with PS, LR etc.

It is nice to have options..

Makes a nice front end browser and well integrated passthrough app for RPP.

 

[pegelli]

Hah! Thanks for the name check! BUT. Needs to be gloomier (a linear curve helps in this regard)! And vignetting too!

Thanks but inspiration does not always lead to copying
But I'll try some of your tips :thumbup:

 

[KenLee]

Massachusetts February 2018
Sony A7RII, 55mm Micro Nikkor​

 

[bensonga]

I think that Sandy may be correct about this artifact being the actual pixel pattern on the sensor, but the question is what are other raw apps doing to suppress it that AccuRaw (and also Rawtherapee, see image in my post below) do not.

This morning I examined 5 of the images from my A7(m) I had converted from RAW to TIF with RawTherapee. I could not see any signs of that "box pattern" in the images at 200% or 300% (in Photoshop). Maybe I'm not looking in the right way for these artifacts. In any case, I haven seen any evidence of these artifacts in the 13x19 or 17x22 inch prints I've made. However, I would still like to know if this is a problem which exists with RawTherapee. I purchased a license for FastRawViewer last night and will give that a try. My primary computers are Win10 desktops and laptops (althought I do have a Macbook Air), so I hope I don't need to use one of the Mac only RAW converters for these A7(m) files.

Gary

 

[scho]

This morning I examined 5 of the images from my A7(m) I had converted from RAW to TIF with RawTherapee. I could not see any signs of that "box pattern" in the images at 200% or 300% (in Photoshop). Maybe I'm not looking in the right way for these artifacts. In any case, I haven seen any evidence of these artifacts in the 13x19 or 17x22 inch prints I've made. However, I would still like to know if this is a problem which exists with RawTherapee. I purchased a license for FastRawViewer last night and will give that a try. My primary computers are Win10 desktops and laptops (althought I do have a Macbook Air), so I hope I don't need to use one of the Mac only RAW converters for these A7(m) files.

Gary

Gary,

I'm still not sure about what is going on with these files, but my experience (Mac only) has been that apps that just pass through raw image data without using demosaicing generate this pattern (eg. RawTherapee using none or mono options for demosaicing) or AccuRaw Monochrome). Apps like Irident Developer and Raw Photo Processor do not generate this pattern, but I don't know specifically if they are interpolating data or using standard RGB demosaicing. Right now I'm just using either RPP, Irident, or Adobe ACR in LR. FastRawViewer is a nice browser for screening raws, but you still have to pass the file on to another app for actual raw conversion to a tiff or other format.

Carl

 

[Vivek]

Dark Table output.
Untitled by Vivek Iyer, on Flickr

Sony A7rII(m), Carl Zeiss Sonnar 7.5cm f/4, The Hague​

 

[KeithDM]

A6500 with Leica 60mm Macro Elmarit-R.

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[Vivek]

Dark Table
Untitled by Vivek Iyer, on Flickr

Sony A7rII(m), Carl Zeiss Sonnar 7.5cm f/4, The Hague​

 

[bensonga]

Three Ravens.

A7m, 85/1.8, processed from the JPG file with PS and NIK SEP, TMax-100 film emulation.

I do miss being able to apply processing adjustments for red, orange, yellow etc filter emulations in SilverEfex Pro. Guess I had better locate my actual B&W contrast adjusting filters from my film days. No extra sharpening applied.

Gary

 

[bensonga]

It will always be a very subjective call and I still haven't decided which image I prefer in this particular case. Identical photo taken with the A7m and FE 85/1.8 lens. Both processed from the JPG file in PS and SilverEfex Pro. The only difference between them is the "Film Emulation" applied in SEP. My ultimate choice could certainly be different depending on the subject etc.

Gary

Panatomic-X film emulation

Tri-X film emulation

 

[bensonga]

I should probably post a few of my shots from the Alaska Railroad tracks in the "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" thread instead of here.

Gary

Alaska RR Signals. A7m, 85/1.8 lens

 

[KeithDM]

Checking things out... A6500, Sigma 30mm f1.4 DC DN.

View attachment 132598

 

[Vivek]

Untitled by Vivek Iyer, on Flickr

Sony A7rII(m), Zony 55/1.8, 850nm, Infrared, The Hague​

 

[KeithDM]

Fissured. A6500, Sigma 30mm f1.4 DC DN.

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