[Leica] IMG: rose, focus stacked

[Adam Bridge]

Jayanad, are you importing into Helicon Focus as DNG or are you converting to TIF or JPEG as a part of the process?

Although this is aimed at the GFX100 it’s useful and interesting in general.

<https://blog.kasson.com/gfx-100/quantifying-the-fuji-gfx-100-focus-bracket-step-size/>


> On 2020 Apr  27, at 6:58 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
> 
> Very nice. I have also taught myself and have been extensively
> experimenting with the use of focus stacking during this lockdown, but for
> still life, not macro. This is mainly because I do not have a macro lens
> with me that can be used for focus stacking with the Nikon Z7, which also
> has an automated function for this, which they call "Focus Shift" in the
> menu
> 
> I have found that when you export a stack from Lightroom into Helicon Focus
> the saturation increases quite dramatically. I compensate for that by
> toning down the saturation/vibrance quite a lot in Lightroom. It is still a
> bit of a hit and miss, because I have not quite figured out how to control
> colours in Helicon Focus, but I figured that I can always adjust all
> parameters to my taste in Photoshop later anyway.
> 
> Cheers
> Jayanand
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, Apr 28, 2020 at 2:17 AM Adam Bridge via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
> wrote:
> 
>> Here’s my first attempt at focus stacking with large images:
>> 
>> <https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Flowers/Studies/i-CSM44KP/A>
>> 
>> Shot with a Fujifilm GFX100. 50 images show in “focus bracketing” mode,
>> electronic shutter.
>> 
>> I only had a few minutes to work before the breeze came up.
>> 
>> There are issues in a few places but I’ll figure out the software Real
>> Soon Now. <grin>
>> 
>> The stacking was done with Helicon Focus. It’s an excellent example of how
>> to use the GPU effectively! It allows the output to be saved as a DNG file
>> which allows greater latitude in development.
>> 
>> In Lightroom I used the ETERNA color profile. Many of the possible
>> profiles, included the default Adobe profile, were simply too vivid
>> compared to the flower I actually saw. That seems to be a trend for the
>> handling of this camera by Adobe - they must have been needing more
>> vibrancy or something.
>> 
>> Comments and thoughts most welcome.
>> 
>> Adam Bridge
>> 
>> 
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