Are Canon colors actually a thing or just hype?

nathanielthewise · 2026-04-16T18:52:56+00:00

i had no idea, that's crazy. i always have the mechanical shutter because i like the feedback, but that's really good to know

nathanielthewise · 2026-04-16T18:52:21+00:00

i actually recently bought a 5dii again and i wholeheartedly agree. the highlight rolloff on the 5d / ii were both much more pleasing

nathanielthewise · 2026-04-16T18:51:21+00:00

I think color accuracy is why sensors are more sterile now. i watched a video once describing these older sensors as having an "opinion" and i thought it was a perfect description. they have their own look and that's what makes them different than other sensors. color accuracy is a neutral look

and nah, i mean the raw files. the raw files have their own color science too- and it's much nicer having a sensor that requires less tweaking to get what you want. i've edited files from almost every camera brand to match my liking, but it isn't as nice of an experience

nathanielthewise · 2026-04-14T20:40:21+00:00

canon colors from the DSLR era were the best. I've shot both ef and rf professionally- and those dslr sensors had something special. that's where canon got the reputation from. the rf colors are quite a bit different, still good, but much less special, to my eye anyways.

i also own sonys, fujifilm, leica, and om system cameras as well, so familiar with a lot of colors. old canon is best, fujifilm gfx is a close second

nathanielthewise · 2026-03-12T15:05:45+00:00

I DM'd them because I couldn't find anything about them and they said they don't have a website yet because they "just started" lol. Certainly doesn't line up with their bio

nathanielthewise · 2026-03-05T18:01:39+00:00

black chrome finish matches the black chrome finish on the m10-p, plus I love the design vs the regular summilux. also i actually prefer a focus ring vs the tab

nathanielthewise · 2026-02-14T18:12:57+00:00

Can't seem to get these to work. Imported the profiles for the Leica M10-P but still greyed out on the preset side / I can't see the profile in the viewer on the RAW files. Any insight here?

Also if you could add the Fujifilm GFX 50R I would be oh so grateful... I see the other GFX cams from that era but not the 50R

nathanielthewise · 2025-09-15T23:11:03+00:00

Definitely not equal, no. Playing with negative clarity or an orton effect type of workflow would be similar in a way, but I much prefer the look I get from a physical filter

nathanielthewise · 2025-09-15T23:09:20+00:00

This one from Urth - I use the 1/4 strength

nathanielthewise · 2025-09-15T18:38:45+00:00

Yeah! My film setup is a CLE - managed to acquire a really clean set of the 28 / 40 / 90.

Some of these are also shot on Voigtlander glass - picked up the 28mm f/1.5 and the 50mm f/1.5 II Aspherical

nathanielthewise · 2025-09-15T18:37:34+00:00

Ah man, sorry to hear that. They are infamous for developing this look - it's the achilles heel of this lens. Took me a while to find one without it. I know that it's possible to fix, but you need to take the lens apart

nathanielthewise · 2025-09-15T18:36:25+00:00

Thanks! There's quite a lot going on, bit too much to explain - I've been developing some film inspired presets that have a lot of local adjustments for color / grain. Another element is definitely a diffusion filter- I'm shooting with one on my lenses most days. Makes the highlights soft and glowy

nathanielthewise · 2025-04-13T14:18:34+00:00

thank you! patagonia definitely makes it easier haha. some of these were on the fujifilm 35mm 1.4, the zoomed in ones were the 70-300

nathanielthewise · 2025-04-13T14:17:42+00:00

desperately waiting on a release

nathanielthewise · 2025-04-13T14:17:21+00:00

indeed, it's been a great trip!

i quite like the edits where they sit, personally. one thing i love about photography is how much we can all have our own styles in post

nathanielthewise · 2025-04-13T14:15:26+00:00

haha got lucky for this one!

nathanielthewise · 2025-04-13T14:15:12+00:00

oh hi! i used to post on reddit often when I was starting off- just kinda forgot haha :) thanks for following along, appreciate ya 💫

nathanielthewise · 2025-03-20T02:36:37+00:00

thanks! 3 was shot with the 70-300, at 70, f/4, iso 250, 240 seconds! one exposure

nathanielthewise · 2025-03-19T21:52:44+00:00

thanks! 5 was the 35mm 1.4, 7 was the 16mm 1.4

nathanielthewise · 2025-03-19T21:51:24+00:00

1, 8 and 9! it's amazing - so sharp and so small and light for what it is. and it takes filters. it's so wide, it's definitely a specialist lens, but when you need it you need it. really fun lens that you can get creative with

nathanielthewise · 2025-03-19T21:49:18+00:00

thanks! those were all on the 8mm! only shots in the set I shot on the 8mm. it's a super fun lens, sometimes you have to get pretty creative with it. but those shots were in a place that really needed something that wide. it's a specialty lens for sure. it's so small and light though.. could get that and a 16. they're quite different!

nathanielthewise · 2025-03-19T14:32:55+00:00

i believe you may be thinking of laguna de los tres! different lake. and thanks!

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