tonyturley
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- Scott Depot, WV, USA
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- Tony
I think the monochrome emphasizes the tragedy of the location even more than color.
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Micro 4/3 Panasonic's in-camera Monochrome filter/s
- Thread starter MiguelATF
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- Miguel Tejada-Flores
Two more photographs taken today with the l monochrome d setting on my (recently acquired) GX9, both with available light.
One taken inside the open door of the refrigerator---
One taken in the living room, where tiny cut-out photos hang like Christmas decorations from a lamp--
Both of these were untouched SOOC's. I have to admit, the range of tones, of light and dark, and the subtle gradations in the shadows, are living up to things I had read about this monochrome setting, before acquiring this camera.
One taken inside the open door of the refrigerator---
One taken in the living room, where tiny cut-out photos hang like Christmas decorations from a lamp--
Both of these were untouched SOOC's. I have to admit, the range of tones, of light and dark, and the subtle gradations in the shadows, are living up to things I had read about this monochrome setting, before acquiring this camera.
- Real Name
- Miguel Tejada-Flores
One more example of the GX9's l monochrome d setting - late afternoon clouds blanketing the Siskiyou mountains which border my house.
agentlossing
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- Andrew Lossing
Love it. The surrounding landscape in your neck of the woods has always given me a sense of peace.
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- Miguel Tejada-Flores
This shot - of a wood products factory in the small Oregon town where I live - was taken with l.monochrome.d on my GX9. It really does a nice job of rendering both detail and contrast.
I suspect the lens - Panasonic's underrated but superb fixed f/2.8 zoom, the 12-35mm, deserves some credit too.
I suspect the lens - Panasonic's underrated but superb fixed f/2.8 zoom, the 12-35mm, deserves some credit too.
rayvonn
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That monochrome does render nice.
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- Miguel Tejada-Flores
Yes. It does. It's one of the principal reasons I finally sold one of my long-term favorite mu43 cameras, the Lumix GX8, and got a GX9 - since the GX9 has l.monochrome.d in its firmware. The GX9 is closer in body size and feel to my older GX7, one of my favorite cameras ever, and with the smallish factory grip, its handling improved radically. But having this monochrome setting 'in camera' is a real luxury - and fun, too.
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I rarely use Dynamic Monochrome because of the ISO limit, although I like how the tones are rendered using that setting.
I use the in-camera Mono photo style using custom settings I got from Matti Sulanto:
Entrance to the trail at dusk:
Dynamic Monochrome:
Custom Mono
I use the in-camera Mono photo style using custom settings I got from Matti Sulanto:
- Contrast = +5
- Sharpness = -3
- NR = +2
- Color Tone = 0
- Orange filter
Entrance to the trail at dusk:
Dynamic Monochrome:
Custom Mono
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- Miguel Tejada-Flores
- Real Name
- Miguel Tejada-Flores
Another l.monochrome.d shot - taken while waiting for my take-out Pizza---
Thank you for the feedback. I quite like the Custom Mono, as well due to flexibility and more details in the blacks. Cheers.
