do you play with the settings on your fuji?

[back alley]

i wonder if folks make a one time adjustment and then just leave it be?
or do you change the adjustments and check for differences in the results?
i'm talking about things like sharpness, highlights, shadows etc...

i have read some articles that showed images and what settings were used and if i liked the pics then i tried the settings...but i'm just not that technical or committed on the follow up.
i mostly leave everything set at 0 and work on the images in post.
what do you do?

 

[edge100]

Nope. I shoot RAW + Fine, Classic Chrome. I use the JPGs for quick proofs or for emails, and RAWs for proper editing.

The only things I toggle are ND filter (X100T) and flash.

 

[FrankS]

Just the default settings.

 

[burancap]

Always default, but then I tried some adjustments months ago from a thread here. I quickly forgot about the adjustments and only rediscovered the changes when I dove back into evaluate my dissatisfaction with what I was seeing. Back to default again!

 

[BillBingham2]

While very early in the post, I remember folks tweaking lots of setting on their Nikon DSLRs a few years back on another forum.

I wonder if Fuji just as the stock setting right and/or Nikon didn't?

Good Question, this will be fun to watch.

B2 (;->

 

[Trius]

I've been playing around, but only because I'm getting to know the camera, the options and possibilities. By the time I take my trip I'll settle on a configuration that will be "permanent" except for ISO.

 

[back alley]

i am set up for raw plus b&w jpeg...and i adjusted the settings to ones i read about that had pics that i liked...
hopefully i'll keep you posted.

 

[FrankS]

I think it would be very difficult to determine if the characteristics you like in posted pictures are due to camera settings or post processing.

 

[Jamie Pillers]

I try to make my experience with digital cameras (Fuji these days) emulate what I loved about using film cameras. So, in other words, I try to keep it simple. Select whatever menu items are necessary to emulate selecting a film stock. Then just using aperture and shutter speed for the rest of the day. Sometimes I allow myself the pleasurable flexibility of moving ISO around… even "Auto Iso"! :-o

 

[FrankS]

Hi Jamie! Does auto ISO work in manual exposure control?

 

[Jamie Pillers]

Hi Jamie! Does auto ISO work in manual exposure control?

Yes. I use the Q menu to set the ISO to "Auto 800" often, while aperture and shutter speeds are set manually.

 

[rybolt]

I work at the defaults using both Raw and Jpeg. I use lightroom and Pete Bridgwood's sharpening presets for the Raw files depending on the subject of the picture. I find that if I get too carried away with the menus and technical capabilities of the camera I miss seeing things that I would shoot. I shoot only full manual exposure and use the EVF as a light meter. I pay no attention to the +/- scale in the EVF as the preview is so accurate in the XT1 cameras.

 

[jsrockit]

I use RAW only. And then process any photo that I care about separately. I actually like post processing.

 

[Kiev Ilegalac]

I use jpeg only and like to play with the settings. I even like to use in camera BW and not convert color jpegs to BW >> I find them easy to adjust to my liking with the just few steps in PSD.

forgot to mention, fuji x100

 

[willie_901]

I use RAW only. And then process any photo that I care about separately. I actually like post processing.

Me too.


here are some pointless extra characters.

 

[willie_901]

I rarely change menu settings on my X-T1 or X100T.

I do change AF modes depending on the task at hand. This is a change for me as the new firmware and PDAF sensors on the XTrans II sensors provide more flexibility. When I owned a X-Pro1 I never changed the menu settings.

 

[back alley]

I think it would be very difficult to determine if the characteristics you like in posted pictures are due to camera settings or post processing.

very true...

 

[cz23]

i wonder if folks make a one time adjustment and then just leave it be?....

Either scenario sounds so difficult to me. First you'd have to understand exactly what the vendor's jpeg engine is doing (and like it). Then you'd have to learn the effects of each in-camera filter -- without being able to precisely gauge the outcome until you're at the computer.

And since almost every file seems to require at least somewhat different processing, how could one standardize except on some minimal baseline starting point?

But this is coming from one who's only shot raw -- and really appreciates its concept. Maybe jpeg is easier than it sounds.

John

 

[macjim]

Nope. I shoot RAW .

Same here too

 

[kuzano]

I use all the custom profiles...

I use all the custom profiles...

i wonder if folks make a one time adjustment and then just leave it be?
or do you change the adjustments and check for differences in the results?
i'm talking about things like sharpness, highlights, shadows etc...

i have read some articles that showed images and what settings were used and if i liked the pics then i tried the settings...but i'm just not that technical or committed on the follow up.
i mostly leave everything set at 0 and work on the images in post.
what do you do?

My X-E2 has 7 custom profiles. They are all set for various shooting styles, including a couple of film simulations. Only have to remember which profile for the shot being taken.

I find many youtube videos and Camera forums where custom settings are listed. Just sit down with your camera. Fill all the profiles for various shoots, and never tamper in the field. Do it at home before heading out. Set and forget except for what each profile does.

I am unlikely to do as you suggested. Use the capabilities of the camera. I do not shoot RAW, nor do I post process, other than minimally. I devote 5 minutes or less to PP on any one photograph, if that. The camera's can do nearly what one can do in PP if you learn the camera settings well. Of course, that means buying a camera and sticking with it, perhaps passing up two or three new models with tiny evolutionary steps. More money to travel to locations.