Yo uso Ricoh GR y fuji x100f, pero en esta prueba que ha hecho Lintaro la cámara que me ha resultado mas natural y realista en sus colores ha sido sin duda la Canon, las otras cámaras las veo artificiales en sus resultados
Compared to what, the Leica? Wow…that’s a bold prediction. I was a Canon shouted for decades-since the film days. Several months ago I picked up the Q2. Sold all of my Canon gear, and will never look back. Leica colors are second to nothing else.
A: technical B: dreamy C: vibrant D: high-end designer E: nostalgic My favorite was the B, A, then E. I thought C was stylistically boring, but I think that’s a bit unfair for the Fuji since its blandness gives it versatility for filters as it was intended to be used. I’m surprised I disliked the Leica when compared head to head. I have to admit, I only liked the Leica photos more when I knew it was a “Leica” ;) Very valuable!
First - the level of production in your videos is fantastic. I’m a Fuji gal (XT-2) but was considering picking up a GR iii. The camera C skin tone redness really stood out for me against the more neutral rendering of the other cameras and explains the added PP I’ve had to do on certain portraits. Super helpful!
Interesting! I immediately knew film, Canon, and Fuji. I think you forgot to reduce the NR to minimum for Fuji, which softens the skin too much. I mistook Leica and Ricoh with each other, since it is usually Leica that skews towards yellow. I wish you had a Nikon and Olympus on hand as well, that would be the ultimate test. Thank you for the comparison, it was fun!
Ricoh was my fav from the selection presented. I own several Pentax Digital cameras and always thought Pentax had the most film-like look from all the other brands. Now I also use VSCO presets in my post processing, and yeah, the Portra presets are some of my favourite.
I was amazed at how broadly similar the output of all the digital cameras looked - I was really expecting to see some huge differences. I kept gravitating towards the Fuji and Ricoh. The only one I was less keen on was the Leica, but that was only because of the much cooler white balance which didn't suit a model shoot where skin tones are so crucial. It's a bit of a cop out, but really, they all looked good to me. I could easily work with any of them. I must confess that I was expecting to be able to spot the Fuji immediately, because I've never liked their colours before, but this test made me think again. Perhaps it's because skin tones are something Fuji just does well, and this was a model shoot, after all. I also need to declare my strong bias towards Ricoh, and in my past experience, I've always saw Ricoh and Fuji as polar opposites, but the differences here seemed pretty minor. As for the colour calibration before and after comparisons, maybe it didn't show up on UA-cam, but each one just looked like a subtle contrast and white balance tweak - nothing dramatic.
man! great effort Samuel! thanks for making this comparison video! I was impressed that all of them did match the real color, and the tone will make the difference. I was surprised I like the Canon and Leica shots!
This was one of the few side by side colour comparison videos I had very little preference between the shots, until the blue subway, and that one swayed me... thankfully its the camera system i already have so feeling happy with that!
Exceptional content. A lot of work has really gone into this. I preferred the Canon colors in most of the situations but the Ricoh was most surprising being how small it is. Fuji was my least preferred even not knowing which camera it was. I'm a Canon and Leica user. I do think that lenses have a big role in color too. The voigtlanders are great (I have several of them) but a Leica lens delivers color with more clarity, and vibrance comparatively. Thank you. I'm sure this is a big help for many.
I like that you interact with the subject and treat her like a human. So many of these videos just treat their female subjects like objects, things, "eye candy"
Your best video so far, Sam. Great work, interesting content, and that ad with Jae was the best in-video ad I’ve ever seen also... And for jpeg’s I liked Fuji the most, for RAW it was Canon (!?!?!) which really surprised me. Except the Portra of course, that is another level and a different breed.
Love the video Samuel. I have both the Ricoh GRii and Fujifilm x-t2. I totally agree with what you said about the Fujifilm look. I prefer Ricoh GRii Jpeg and DNG files over Fujifilm Jpegs and RAF files everytime, even though I use Capture One to process the RAF files. The Ricoh Jpegs are far more natural to my eye and also in print. I am thinking of going for the GRiii and droping Fujifilm purely for this reason. Cheers Ian ( Leicester, UK).
Thanks for the video! Good work on this! I also like the Leica look. The Portra didn't look as I remembered it from 2000 when I used it. I have used many different Canon cameras and now I have 5D4 and R; the color and skin tone get better for each iteration less color cast especially from the red, more stable colors generally also in mixed lighting.
I shoot mostly Fuji, but my favorite images/colors in this test were from the Ricoh. For me, it just seemed obvious that the Ricoh looked the best in most scenarios. This is not good for my GAS, but this was an amazingly detailed test and I really appreciate the time that you put into this. Great job👏🏾
I use Fuji jpegs for my casual photos all the time, really like the look! I work in product and food photography so most of the time I use calibrated RAWs for that. Remember to calibrate your monitor, guys, and it's also probably a good idea to use the DisplayCAL software instead of whatever came with your calibration hardware. You get more features out of the same hardware.
The music helped propel a color comparison video and the model was easy on the eyes too. Great job. I usually enjoy the colors in my fuji, and usually use classic chrome or astia as a starting point for my RAW edits. But sometimes I don't like any of the profiles. Nothing is perfect. Oh, I could pick out the fuji blues, I think... or cooler colors? Something. I did like the skin color on the canon, a bit warmer I think...
You have done a great job. The Portra I like most of them. interesting about color calibration. The comparison between uncalibrated and calibrated was very small. 👍Thanks for that
I absolutely love this video, thanks, you gained one new sub. I learn from you small posing techniques. I was able to pick out most of the Fuji and some Canon. Please do the black & white. I am finding myself liking black & white photos especially for street photography.
I liked A and B and also the Portra, which was easy to distinguish. Who doesn't love Portra? Happy to know the that B was the Ricoh (I'm recently considering one).
Wow. Have seen it just now. Favourites B and C and funny thing was to see the result which cam is which letter. Because I am Fuji shooter and recently got a Ricoh GR3x additionally and obviously I am influenced by them. Eyes are used to those colours and it seems that this might be the reason I liked B and C the most.
sweet comparison! as an M10 user, felt like canon already had the upper head given you chose to use the 5d classic for this comparison and the color science in that specific camera is just legendary hahahaha something no following 5d has come back to unfortunately. I was really suprise to see how cool the SL was compared to the rest, but seems like a great starting point for editing.
awesome video samuel! Cameras today no matter what brand are really really good, its really a matter of personal preference. The Ricoh is starting to grow on me, i might just get one for christmas!
I did not try to guess which cameras they are , but I found I tends to favour D, A and C in that order. So Leica, Canon and Fuji in that order. I haven't calibrated the camera but I calibrate both monitor and Inkjet photo printers.
Portra 400 in camera E - I knew it! I can only imagine how much work this video must have been. Also the color matching with the color checker was kind of eye opening✌🏼
For me was: 1st B (Ricoh) - 2nd D (Leica) . Loved also the tones of the E (Portra). Great video. But the look of the Leica with the 35mm lens on 1:44-1:46 and 1:48 wow
I did in the end manage to get all of them right but not because of the color rendition but looking at the lens and depth of field variations. Ricoh has the widest lens and hence least amount of background blur and wider perspective, Fuji is also a smaller sensor than the other two and Portra was pointed out because no RAW files were shown so in the end it was picking between Canon and Leica everything else could have been in black and white and still would have been able to identify them. Great video though, great images and a lovely model.
I know the Fujifilm right away because I shoot with the X-H1. I'm okay with the filmic simulation looks from Fujifilm which is why I shoot with that system. The Canon 5D as well as the 5D MkII are special cameras and worthy of any photographers kit. The detail and colours coming out of the 5D and the GRIII. Great video and I look forward to seeing your black and white video.
I really enjoyed the classy look in the Leica photos. Great shadow rendition. Second to the vintage look of the film camera which was always my favourite 😍
Cuckoo! I fellow Elektron and Leica lover here as well! I feel the Leica sensor has the best film-like color science. I want to love the Fuji because of the marketing "Film Simulations" but my eye just really loves the Leica whenever I see it.
Myself Ricoh GR user, and i liked the most Ricoh and Leica, without knowing the reveal, and yes, it was an easy one with portra (highlit/shadow green "filmy" tinting), Amazing work you did Samuel, thanks ( i think we don't need so many numbers and mega precision stuff, actually i think straight JPG it will be used in most of the cases)
I am thinking about buying Ricoh GRiii but for this reveal I love the finished colour of A and D!! 😂 ( I also love Portra colour the most but I'm after a digital camera that suits my liking) 💖💖 I wish I love Ricoh colour in this video more ☺️
I found, before knowing the results, that camera B and camera D seemed to be the most vibrant on the raw pictures. I enjoy film the most but the ricoh and leica looked really good to me although I could live with any of them.
E was easy like you said. The Voigtlander’s vignette gave away the Leica for me. I have quite a few Fujifilm cameras so I was able to pick that too. Not much experience with Ricoh or Canon though so I would have just been guessing between A and B. Thanks for the video!
I could tell that the GR and X-H1 were crop sensors but mixed the two up, and the Canon and Leica were recognizable because of more contrast and dynamic range, respectively. In the final tally, I preferred the Canon for shots #1 and #3, the Leica for #2, and the Portra for #4 (with favorite adjusted raw going to the Fujifilm). For what it's worth, a Canon 5D II was my main camera for 8 years, although I'm now using Nikon Z6, which is more similar to the Leica files.
color matching/preference has many variables, starting with human eye; most persons have a different number of cones so we all perceive color a bit different.... same number of rods for most so we all view B&W much the same.
I used to shoot Medium format PORTRA in my portrait studio. When I go back and look at those even today almost 20 years later they are simply unmatched. Makes me want to grab some film and load my Hasselblad and try some street portraits.
Overall I liked A the best. Funny how I have never owned a Canon. I shoot with a fuji xt2 and Nikon Z6. I really have never liked the look of the f2 primes on the fuji. They look a bit to sterile. I use the 35mm f1.4 and a couple vintage 50mm lenses on my xt2. I like the softer vintage look. Maybe that is why I liked the 5D classic most. The Portra 400 was very different from the rest and pretty easy to tell. Some looked really good and other not as much. A very interesting test.
How would you compare the Z6 with these bunch especially the Leica? For me here, I like Leica the most and Canon and Ricoh are the same color wise. Fuji I put down “no good” Bc it’s just wried for some scenes.
I like that I personally can't see much difference unless if you put them side by side and really look for it, except the film of course. But even then the fact that each photos are from slightly different angles made it harder to decide which color I prefer. Now I know I wouldn't worry too much about colors, and choose cameras by other aspects that actually made a noticeable difference for me.
When I look at the frame as a whole : Cam C When I look at the contrast of skin tone vs make up, esp on close ups : Cam D, Cam E, Cam B. (I have an X100, WCL-X100, and an X-T10 with only a Samyang 12mm...yeah I never really noticed the skin to make up contrast issue until this comparo)
I loved Canon, Fujifilm and lastly the film. Canon perhaps it's because I am using a canon for photography and film probably because I grew up in the era of having family photo albums. Fujifilm was a surprising one, especially since they are more afordable. Great video Samuel! It shows that you've put a great deal of work into it ;)
Interesting results. I chose a,c,e. I wanted to ask how you find the voigtlander ultron minimum focus diatance on the cle? As it can focus closer than the camera can.
This satisfies curiosity for sure. Thanks for making the video. Wasn't bothering with the brands but was watching for the images i preferred the most...which ended up with Leica. Whether in raw or jpg, they look the most like what i have seen in magazines for journalistic photography. Since this is my preferred kind of image, i gravitated towards that image quality. Shadow detail in D and E looks much better as well. Will probably never really own a Leica ever...:(
Picked the Leica first followed by the film. Fuji was last. I use a Leica M 10 along with a Olympus OMD EM1 III, which I think has a film like picture quality and makes amazing landscapes. Nice review!
The remaining differences after calibration are most likely due to the lenses more than anything followed by sensor resolving power. Otherwise they would be exactly the same like you're saying. I love that you're making a point of it.
Thank you for this. Really interesting to see as someone who shoots with a Fuji X-E camera. The DOF gave away, which was the Ricoh as it's a F2.8 & it didn't seem like you used the same equiv aperture for this comparison, correct? Would have been interesting to see a Forven sensor in this comparison.
Wish Sigma's DP1 or DP2 Merrill (even the quarttro's) was apart of this. Definitely would be my first choice, second to the GR (especially positive film )
Camera types aside, these are some really strong portraits. I'd love to see a lot more portrait work from you. You've given me ideas on posing and not making things look TOO posed as well.
Jaemuel L. Roselife hahahaha! The budget version of Samuel. Btw, I literally got every single coloring guess wrong. BUT! I got the Portra one right, so that puts a smile on my face. Granted, that was pretty damn easy.
I was correct on camera A (Canon 5D Mk1- but I own that camera, still looks good today), but I thought the fuji was the leica and the Leica the Fuji. They all looked nice and very close to each other, the Fuji was the surprise! (really great colors)
Do you think that if own the same Fuji as you and I apply your camera calibration, would the results be really different than if I had done the calibration on my Fuji myself? I would think that modern cameras don't have big variances like that
I use portra 400 in nikon F3 and Contax G1. It’s ace. Great video. I have and shoot Nikon D700, Ricoh GR, Fuji X100 F and Leica Q. Ricoh GR and X100F are fantastic JPEG images, I only shoot Raw on the leica and Nikon. Nikon D700 images are fantastic, the leica Q is super natural.
I picked A and D :) and I was very surprised, because I never liked Leica output before. I always tried to make them look more like Canon in post. Must be because I only shoot RAW :).
Portra (film in general) tends to be very easy to identify, I was more surprised by the others though. Ricoh looked stunning and Fuji tented to be my least preferred which I was genuinely surprised by.
Surprised to find this confirmed my perceived favorites. I have been looking at a lot of samples though... Leica, portra, Ricoh are my favorites. Can’t really decide between them.
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Yo uso Ricoh GR y fuji x100f, pero en esta prueba que ha hecho Lintaro la cámara que me ha resultado mas natural y realista en sus colores ha sido sin duda la Canon, las otras cámaras las veo artificiales en sus resultados
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Compared to what, the Leica? Wow…that’s a bold prediction. I was a Canon shouted for decades-since the film days. Several months ago I picked up the Q2. Sold all of my Canon gear, and will never look back. Leica colors are second to nothing else.
A: technical
B: dreamy
C: vibrant
D: high-end designer
E: nostalgic
My favorite was the B, A, then E. I thought C was stylistically boring, but I think that’s a bit unfair for the Fuji since its blandness gives it versatility for filters as it was intended to be used. I’m surprised I disliked the Leica when compared head to head. I have to admit, I only liked the Leica photos more when I knew it was a “Leica” ;)
Very valuable!
This is just awesome! Huge kudos to you for putting this together!
Thank you so much for taking the time to do this!
Just bought the BenQ SW270C myself, absolutely loving it. What a difference it makes having a calibrated display.
Thanks for all the work Samuel! I really liked the Ricoh GR colors, specially the skintones, and the coldness of the Leica colors surprised me.
Tolles Video. Danke für die Mühe :)
This is so Amazing. The efforts you put into every single video is Incredible Man. Love Your Work 🖤🙏🏻. Keep Creating and Inspiring 😊
Thank you Ashish! Appreciate your comment!
Great work Samuel! I love the Portra, after the Ricoh, GR surprise me.
same
I think because of pentax now is a ricoh company, the best colors,ibis,metering modes and some part of the menu are the same as pentax dslrs.
First - the level of production in your videos is fantastic. I’m a Fuji gal (XT-2) but was considering picking up a GR iii. The camera C skin tone redness really stood out for me against the more neutral rendering of the other cameras and explains the added PP I’ve had to do on certain portraits. Super helpful!
Great video! Thanks for your work!
I was surprised how accurate the ricoh colours were! I liked ricoh, fuji and portra colours most.
Hey Sammy nice video. I love the 5D colors. There's something about the colors it produces. Keep up the good work
Interesting! I immediately knew film, Canon, and Fuji. I think you forgot to reduce the NR to minimum for Fuji, which softens the skin too much. I mistook Leica and Ricoh with each other, since it is usually Leica that skews towards yellow. I wish you had a Nikon and Olympus on hand as well, that would be the ultimate test. Thank you for the comparison, it was fun!
nice vid man! incredible work!
Ricoh was my fav from the selection presented. I own several Pentax Digital cameras and always thought Pentax had the most film-like look from all the other brands. Now I also use VSCO presets in my post processing, and yeah, the Portra presets are some of my favourite.
I was amazed at how broadly similar the output of all the digital cameras looked - I was really expecting to see some huge differences.
I kept gravitating towards the Fuji and Ricoh. The only one I was less keen on was the Leica, but that was only because of the much cooler white balance which didn't suit a model shoot where skin tones are so crucial.
It's a bit of a cop out, but really, they all looked good to me. I could easily work with any of them.
I must confess that I was expecting to be able to spot the Fuji immediately, because I've never liked their colours before, but this test made me think again. Perhaps it's because skin tones are something Fuji just does well, and this was a model shoot, after all. I also need to declare my strong bias towards Ricoh, and in my past experience, I've always saw Ricoh and Fuji as polar opposites, but the differences here seemed pretty minor.
As for the colour calibration before and after comparisons, maybe it didn't show up on UA-cam, but each one just looked like a subtle contrast and white balance tweak - nothing dramatic.
man! great effort Samuel! thanks for making this comparison video! I was impressed that all of them did match the real color, and the tone will make the difference. I was surprised I like the Canon and Leica shots!
Such a great video, Sam! And, yes, a black and white version of this would be fantastic.
Such an informative video. Seeing the differences in RAW is so interesting. Thanks!
This kind of videos you do, is the reason why I believe your channel is soooo underrated! I absolutely loved it.
This was one of the few side by side colour comparison videos I had very little preference between the shots, until the blue subway, and that one swayed me... thankfully its the camera system i already have so feeling happy with that!
5:09 that's the best comedy I ever seen!! She get's it at the first time. Precious moment! bless
Exceptional content. A lot of work has really gone into this.
I preferred the Canon colors in most of the situations but the Ricoh was most surprising being how small it is. Fuji was my least preferred even not knowing which camera it was. I'm a Canon and Leica user. I do think that lenses have a big role in color too. The voigtlanders are great (I have several of them) but a Leica lens delivers color with more clarity, and vibrance comparatively.
Thank you. I'm sure this is a big help for many.
I like that you interact with the subject and treat her like a human. So many of these videos just treat their female subjects like objects, things, "eye candy"
you must be gay. Eye candy is the reason we watch.
Your best video so far, Sam. Great work, interesting content, and that ad with Jae was the best in-video ad I’ve ever seen also...
And for jpeg’s I liked Fuji the most, for RAW it was Canon (!?!?!) which really surprised me. Except the Portra of course, that is another level and a different breed.
Love the video Samuel. I have both the Ricoh GRii and Fujifilm x-t2. I totally agree with what you said about the Fujifilm look. I prefer Ricoh GRii Jpeg and DNG files over Fujifilm Jpegs and RAF files everytime, even though I use Capture One to process the RAF files. The Ricoh Jpegs are far more natural to my eye and also in print. I am thinking of going for the GRiii and droping Fujifilm purely for this reason. Cheers Ian ( Leicester, UK).
I think everyone is looking at different aspects. I personally was just looking the skin tones.
Thanks for the video! Good work on this! I also like the Leica look. The Portra didn't look as I remembered it from 2000 when I used it. I have used many different Canon cameras and now I have 5D4 and R; the color and skin tone get better for each iteration less color cast especially from the red, more stable colors generally also in mixed lighting.
I shoot mostly Fuji, but my favorite images/colors in this test were from the Ricoh. For me, it just seemed obvious that the Ricoh looked the best in most scenarios. This is not good for my GAS, but this was an amazingly detailed test and I really appreciate the time that you put into this. Great job👏🏾
If you like the Ricoh output then why aren't you outputting that colour simulation from your Fuji?
The amount of effort you put into your videos is absolutely remarkable! Your videos keep getting better!!
I use Fuji jpegs for my casual photos all the time, really like the look!
I work in product and food photography so most of the time I use calibrated RAWs for that.
Remember to calibrate your monitor, guys, and it's also probably a good idea to use the DisplayCAL software instead of whatever came with your calibration hardware. You get more features out of the same hardware.
I loved B and was amazed by the camera that matched!!!
Following yours steps, I bought a Ricoh GR III , last week
My favourite was Camera B for skin tones, and was very pleasantly surprised to find out it is my latest acquisition. Thanks for your channel Samuel.
The music helped propel a color comparison video and the model was easy on the eyes too. Great job.
I usually enjoy the colors in my fuji, and usually use classic chrome or astia as a starting point for my RAW edits.
But sometimes I don't like any of the profiles. Nothing is perfect.
Oh, I could pick out the fuji blues, I think... or cooler colors? Something.
I did like the skin color on the canon, a bit warmer I think...
drooling over camera E, my god such gorgeous color.
You have done a great job. The Portra I like most of them.
interesting about color calibration. The comparison between uncalibrated and calibrated was very small. 👍Thanks for that
I absolutely love this video, thanks, you gained one new sub. I learn from you small posing techniques. I was able to pick out most of the Fuji and some Canon. Please do the black & white. I am finding myself liking black & white photos especially for street photography.
I liked A and B and also the Portra, which was easy to distinguish. Who doesn't love Portra? Happy to know the that B was the Ricoh (I'm recently considering one).
Thanks man! Great video and useful info inside )
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really great work ... the first photo for camera B is a love at first sight and yes it's Ricoh.
Wow. Have seen it just now. Favourites B and C and funny thing was to see the result which cam is which letter. Because I am Fuji shooter and recently got a Ricoh GR3x additionally and obviously I am influenced by them. Eyes are used to those colours and it seems that this might be the reason I liked B and C the most.
sweet comparison! as an M10 user, felt like canon already had the upper head given you chose to use the 5d classic for this comparison and the color science in that specific camera is just legendary hahahaha something no following 5d has come back to unfortunately. I was really suprise to see how cool the SL was compared to the rest, but seems like a great starting point for editing.
awesome video samuel! Cameras today no matter what brand are really really good, its really a matter of personal preference. The Ricoh is starting to grow on me, i might just get one for christmas!
Thanks! Really inspiring!!
I did not try to guess which cameras they are , but I found I tends to favour D, A and C in that order. So Leica, Canon and Fuji in that order. I haven't calibrated the camera but I calibrate both monitor and Inkjet photo printers.
Portra 400 in camera E - I knew it! I can only imagine how much work this video must have been. Also the color matching with the color checker was kind of eye opening✌🏼
For me was: 1st B (Ricoh) - 2nd D (Leica) . Loved also the tones of the E (Portra). Great video. But the look of the Leica with the 35mm lens on 1:44-1:46 and 1:48 wow
I did in the end manage to get all of them right but not because of the color rendition but looking at the lens and depth of field variations. Ricoh has the widest lens and hence least amount of background blur and wider perspective, Fuji is also a smaller sensor than the other two and Portra was pointed out because no RAW files were shown so in the end it was picking between Canon and Leica everything else could have been in black and white and still would have been able to identify them. Great video though, great images and a lovely model.
Canon 5D and fat pixels.
Best bargain ever. My favorite 🤠
Also Portra was great too
I know the Fujifilm right away because I shoot with the X-H1. I'm okay with the filmic simulation looks from Fujifilm which is why I shoot with that system. The Canon 5D as well as the 5D MkII are special cameras and worthy of any photographers kit. The detail and colours coming out of the 5D and the GRIII. Great video and I look forward to seeing your black and white video.
I really enjoyed the classy look in the Leica photos. Great shadow rendition. Second to the vintage look of the film camera which was always my favourite 😍
You guys should do a collaboration; Samuel taking photos of Cuckoo fucking around with some Elektron machines.
Cuckoo! I fellow Elektron and Leica lover here as well! I feel the Leica sensor has the best film-like color science. I want to love the Fuji because of the marketing "Film Simulations" but my eye just really loves the Leica whenever I see it.
love it. What picture profile do you use in Ricoh ? I really love it :D
Great comparisons! You know which one is my favourite =) I like the Easter egg you're giving people. Who will solve this?
Myself Ricoh GR user, and i liked the most Ricoh and Leica, without knowing the reveal, and yes, it was an easy one with portra (highlit/shadow green "filmy" tinting), Amazing work you did Samuel, thanks ( i think we don't need so many numbers and mega precision stuff, actually i think straight JPG it will be used in most of the cases)
I am thinking about buying Ricoh GRiii but for this reveal I love the finished colour of A and D!! 😂 ( I also love Portra colour the most but I'm after a digital camera that suits my liking) 💖💖 I wish I love Ricoh colour in this video more ☺️
4:53 the classic moment of photography! :D :D ...nice Vid!! Thx
I found, before knowing the results, that camera B and camera D seemed to be the most vibrant on the raw pictures. I enjoy film the most but the ricoh and leica looked really good to me although I could live with any of them.
E was easy like you said. The Voigtlander’s vignette gave away the Leica for me. I have quite a few Fujifilm cameras so I was able to pick that too. Not much experience with Ricoh or Canon though so I would have just been guessing between A and B.
Thanks for the video!
I could tell that the GR and X-H1 were crop sensors but mixed the two up, and the Canon and Leica were recognizable because of more contrast and dynamic range, respectively. In the final tally, I preferred the Canon for shots #1 and #3, the Leica for #2, and the Portra for #4 (with favorite adjusted raw going to the Fujifilm). For what it's worth, a Canon 5D II was my main camera for 8 years, although I'm now using Nikon Z6, which is more similar to the Leica files.
color matching/preference has many variables, starting with human eye; most persons have a different number of cones so we all perceive color a bit different.... same number of rods for most so we all view B&W much the same.
I used to shoot Medium format PORTRA in my portrait studio. When I go back and look at those even today almost 20 years later they are simply unmatched. Makes me want to grab some film and load my Hasselblad and try some street portraits.
Really loved this episode
I was surprised that Leica was my least favorite and happy to know that Ricoh was one of my three favorites! * whew! *
i dont know, love them all
Overall I liked A the best. Funny how I have never owned a Canon. I shoot with a fuji xt2 and Nikon Z6. I really have never liked the look of the f2 primes on the fuji. They look a bit to sterile. I use the 35mm f1.4 and a couple vintage 50mm lenses on my xt2. I like the softer vintage look. Maybe that is why I liked the 5D classic most. The Portra 400 was very different from the rest and pretty easy to tell. Some looked really good and other not as much. A very interesting test.
How would you compare the Z6 with these bunch especially the Leica? For me here, I like Leica the most and Canon and Ricoh are the same color wise. Fuji I put down “no good” Bc it’s just wried for some scenes.
I like that I personally can't see much difference unless if you put them side by side and really look for it, except the film of course. But even then the fact that each photos are from slightly different angles made it harder to decide which color I prefer.
Now I know I wouldn't worry too much about colors, and choose cameras by other aspects that actually made a noticeable difference for me.
When I look at the frame as a whole : Cam C
When I look at the contrast of skin tone vs make up, esp on close ups : Cam D, Cam E, Cam B.
(I have an X100, WCL-X100, and an X-T10 with only a Samyang 12mm...yeah I never really noticed the skin to make up contrast issue until this comparo)
After about 2 years I've been only shooting bnw, the whole colour-thing appears quite tempting to me
I loved Canon, Fujifilm and lastly the film.
Canon perhaps it's because I am using a canon for photography and film probably because I grew up in the era of having family photo albums.
Fujifilm was a surprising one, especially since they are more afordable.
Great video Samuel! It shows that you've put a great deal of work into it ;)
Interesting results. I chose a,c,e. I wanted to ask how you find the voigtlander ultron minimum focus diatance on the cle? As it can focus closer than the camera can.
I use leica M and ricoh gr2 and I love them! when I pick 2 photos, I hope there are leica and ricoh, but then they are leica and fuji.
This satisfies curiosity for sure. Thanks for making the video.
Wasn't bothering with the brands but was watching for the images i preferred the most...which ended up with Leica. Whether in raw or jpg, they look the most like what i have seen in magazines for journalistic photography. Since this is my preferred kind of image, i gravitated towards that image quality. Shadow detail in D and E looks much better as well. Will probably never really own a Leica ever...:(
very cool. how amazing that portra
Picked the Leica first followed by the film. Fuji was last. I use a Leica M 10 along with a Olympus OMD EM1 III, which I think has a film like picture quality and makes amazing landscapes. Nice review!
Thanks Sam, now I have to invest in some color calibration products! 😎
The remaining differences after calibration are most likely due to the lenses more than anything followed by sensor resolving power. Otherwise they would be exactly the same like you're saying. I love that you're making a point of it.
Great video! I love the film, Leica, and I also like the Canon. Great content!
Thank you for this. Really interesting to see as someone who shoots with a Fuji X-E camera. The DOF gave away, which was the Ricoh as it's a F2.8 & it didn't seem like you used the same equiv aperture for this comparison, correct? Would have been interesting to see a Forven sensor in this comparison.
Huge effort, well done
Wish Sigma's DP1 or DP2 Merrill (even the quarttro's) was apart of this. Definitely would be my first choice, second to the GR (especially positive film )
So many things in one video. Many thanks.
Very instuctive information. Thank you.
Camera types aside, these are some really strong portraits. I'd love to see a lot more portrait work from you. You've given me ideas on posing and not making things look TOO posed as well.
Tbh, all of them look great. I would be pretty happy with any raw file of this cameras.
Jaemuel L. Roselife hahahaha! The budget version of Samuel. Btw, I literally got every single coloring guess wrong. BUT! I got the Portra one right, so that puts a smile on my face. Granted, that was pretty damn easy.
What microphone do you use to speak with? Its so nice
I was correct on camera A (Canon 5D Mk1- but I own that camera, still looks good today), but I thought the fuji was the leica and the Leica the Fuji. They all looked nice and very close to each other, the Fuji was the surprise! (really great colors)
Which lenses used? Great video btw.
Nice one mate thx ❤
Do you think that if own the same Fuji as you and I apply your camera calibration, would the results be really different than if I had done the calibration on my Fuji myself? I would think that modern cameras don't have big variances like that
Thank you for doing this.
I use portra 400 in nikon F3 and Contax G1. It’s ace. Great video. I have and shoot Nikon D700, Ricoh GR, Fuji X100 F and Leica Q.
Ricoh GR and X100F are fantastic JPEG images, I only shoot Raw on the leica and Nikon. Nikon D700 images are fantastic, the leica Q is super natural.
I picked A and D :) and I was very surprised, because I never liked Leica output before. I always tried to make them look more like Canon in post. Must be because I only shoot RAW :).
Portra (film in general) tends to be very easy to identify, I was more surprised by the others though.
Ricoh looked stunning and Fuji tented to be my least preferred which I was genuinely surprised by.
Surprised to find this confirmed my perceived favorites. I have been looking at a lot of samples though... Leica, portra, Ricoh are my favorites. Can’t really decide between them.
Guessed the Fujifilm one correctly! Fuji color really is quite something:)
Great work on the video! I was fooled many times but I definitely got Canon was A. ;)
Canon is easy to spot when you are used to canon :D But that 5D classic is still special...
Awesome work. I love watching your shooting process. GRIII very nice. How do we make our Digital files look like Portra ???
I like the Ricoh, & I was surprised!