Focus Stacking; We’ll Get it Right This Time!! Using the GH5
Photo Moment - March 24, 2017
I'm calling a mulligan… the first attempt at this was a total screwup, but now I know why… so let's do this focus stacking thing right!!
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Panasonic LUMIX GH5: [B&H - https://bhpho.to/2kQ9LT3] [Amazon - http://amzn.to/2lE4X1U] [Adorama - http://jal.bz/2lNYpQv]
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VIDEOS MENTIONED IN TODAY'S PHOTO MOMENT:
4K Focus Stacking with Panasonic LUMIX Cameras - https://youtu.be/6wFRy8VQKuQ
Atomos Ninja Assassin - https://youtu.be/asSAoCNYLn4
Switching to Micro Four Thirds; the Shoot That Convinced Me - https://youtu.be/fOJyCHsA1m8
Also I took a lot of stacks but only looked at them at the end of the day. I also took some normal shots as as well of the same subjects. The problem is sometimes I cannot tell which is the stacked image. Is there any way to tell a stacked image from a normal image? EXIF data maybe? Looks like some of the normal shots I took had enough depth of field to make it hard to tell them from the stacked images in some cases.
since we can pick individual focus squares for a ranged stack I hope the GH5 has more or smaller squares to select from compared to the G85 to give better fine tuning.
Going to play around a bit more tomorrow.
Regards.
Sometimes it's just the little things things........
Even cameras in the same range, like the Panasonic G7,have Cinelike D and V profiles that allow for better color manipulation for more serious video work.
1) What is i.Resolution and i.Dynamic. When to use, when to don't, and what those settings does?
2) Favorite stills settings and why. (Specially the "Photo Style" tweaks, Highlight/Shadow adjustments, etc)
Martin PittThe early bird gets the worm 😃
Ryan GreeneDelicious!
Ryan GreeneModerator testing 123
Jon MorbyHIdihi
Jon MorbyGreetings and salutations from London England ... a sunny London no less!
FuzeDznAfternoon all
Jim lodgeJust picked up my GH5 but will have to wait till Sunday before I can try it. Shift working.
Martin Pitt@Ryan Greene Worked 😃
TheBurnsTechAhh made it
Ryan GreeneYup! (should have yesterday, but I apparently don't know how to copy down all the characters of my randomly generated password)
Martin Pitt@Ryan Greene Well we can't solve stupidity 😛
AchitaLinHi there
Jess SmithHello from Ohio
Ryan Greeneman...neither Joseph or I know what to say to that
TheBurnsTechwoahhhhh lol left hand talk here
macloverHello from Milwaukee!
novak milerHowdy
Taavi HölttäHello from Finland 😃
iamjohnbarkerMorning Joseph!
novak milerJoseph. That camera can't stack. Send it to me
James Pughgood afternoon from the Uk
iamjohnbarkerHello from (also) Sunny Sweden
Moonbase808Good morning/afternoon from Germany
TheBurnsTechlol so true here in PA
jba77lol
jba77Hi btw
Alenka VdovičHi ati
TheBurnsTechwith the 1-day 4-seasons
Zimema MhoneWhy.... helloooooQ
Mark SchneiderAny Bandh Orders getting info out there?
jba77lots of sun in denmark today
FuzeDznCameras actually went out early. Weren't expected for another few days
James Pughfirst time watching the live feed, hope the photo bracket works today!
Marvin_PAI'm sat here with my very own GH5 😃
novak milerGet a pc
Martin Pitt@PhotoJoseph Get a PC 😉
Jon Morbywhere is your mobile (cell) phone when it happens?
Rambalac@Martin Pitt 😉
TheBurnsTechsounds like a bluetooth radio hardware issue in the mac issue
Ryan Greene@Martin Pitt good luck with that. He used to work for Apple
AchitaLinWhat's your model and year of your imac
Jon MorbyI've had customers who complain their computer drops the internet / etc ... turns out their cell phone was next to the base unit and the 2.4Ghz radio interferred
Martin Pitt@PhotoJoseph It's called that bug called MacOS 😉
TheBurnsTechwow, i really need to pay attention to my typing and word order lol
Jess SmithWe only have that problem when the batteries are low
RambalacI'm making software for windows 10 to remotely control Lumix cameras
Zimema MhoneHappens to me once or twice a week. Imac 2012
PatRizzleHi from germany
FPVHI HawaiiFinally made a live stream! Aloha from Maui
Jess SmithOn my iPad will lose the "h" key occasionally.
TheBurnsTechyou can take your sunshine and.... send it my way
FuzeDzn@PhotoJoseph you can just say the Fuze part of my name 😛 Ignore the rest
Jon Morby@PhotoJoseph ok .. so not an RF interference issue then .... hmmm
Samson C. B LauIt is the bug alway happen on iMac, Mac mini, even apple make some bug fix 😴
iamjohnbarkerSounds like a specific issue with your iMac, do the peripherals work on other macs?
Martin Pitt@PhotoJoseph To be fair it also happens on my Windows 10 with Sony Xperia Z5
FuzeDznNever had that issue on my Late 2014 macbook pro
iamjohnbarkerI believe it used to happen on my older iMac too so who knows
Nick DollinsAny chance you will test focus stacking from GH5 on jewelry with fine details? That would be awesome.
TheBurnsTechWIRES please, im not a fan of wireless peripherals for this very reason
AchitaLinTry this steps, I've faced kb and mouse BT problem too on imac 21.5" 2013 too.
FuzeDznSee a tiny bit of detail, not blown out though
Marvin_PAno zebras here 😃
AchitaLinI cant post link = =
Martin Pitt@PhotoJoseph A little texture on collar
J. D. Ross, Jr.Can't see texture.
iamjohnbarkerNot peaking but not a whole lot of detail in the middle
TheBurnsTechlol kids and poo
TheBurnsTechOOOOOH Pooh
Marvin_PArofl
Martin PittHi little Joseph!
Zimema MhoneI thought you meant the other poo...
Zimema Mhone...got worried.
jba77omg
jba77😀
TheBurnsTechlol
Jess SmithI love Winnie the Pooh. I still have mine from when I was a baby. 40+ yrs old
AchitaLinunpair bt device, reset PRAM, reset SMC, safe boot and remove plist in safeboot.
Martin PittWould the HDMI issue be considered a software bug. Surely they could work around that in firmware updates?
TheBurnsTechhmm could that hdmi issue cause issues for anyone using an external monitor when using focus stacking?
TheBurnsTechnot sure if thats common practice
Martin Pitt@TheBurnsTech interesting comment
Marvin_PAcan anyone confirm if Lr will work with GH5 RAW files?
TheBurnsTechfocus stacking only works in 6k photo mode?
FuzeDzn@Marvin_PA it does, you might need to download an update
Rambalac6K does not work because 6K video is not supported by HDMI
Marvin_PAHave bought it yet, wanted confirm it will before letting the moths out, thanks.
TheBurnsTechi 95% use my cameras for video so im still learning the photo stuff lol
Marvin_PAHaven't
FuzeDznCamera RAW has been updated to work with the .RW2 files. LR should have an update too for it
Marvin_PAthx, FuzeDzn
Danmark DiggerJoseph do you have a paypal please??
Martin Pitt@FuzeDzn I was only looking last night for something that supported .rw2 files
FlorisGood day from the Netherlands, great that you will get it right now, although yesterday was a lot of fun 😉
FuzeDzn@Martin Pitt I don't use LR myself but Camera RAW got an update for the files and Adobe DNG Converter also. So you could go from RW2 to DNG if you wish
TheBurnsTechOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH thats neat
Terry BrooksWooohooo 😃
Omar Carrillojajaja wooo!
Marvin_PA🙌
Martin Pitt*claps claps clap*
Omar Carrillo😍
Andrej ROBEKlate again
Bernardo SilvaHey Joseph! Can you quickly explain what "i.Resolution" and "i.Dynamic" does? Thanks!
FlorisHoera! as we in Dutch say (as you may remember from the your Amsterdam days)
Jess Smith👏👏👏👏
FlorisBut can you do focus stacking with the app as an external monitor?
igodhoargod👍👍
Hurba Provisualis it working today then?
novak miler@joseph thanks for this
RambalacApp will block liveview when camera is shooting
TheBurnsTechAHHHHH using the app for focus stacking, IMO, would be better... i dont use external monitors anyway but i was curious about the hdmi issue
FuzeDzn@PhotoJoseph From what i recall a bunch of features can't be controlled from the app including 6K Photo. I never tried it but it wouldn't surprise me
Hurba ProvisualHDMI who would have thought that...
Hurba Provisual@TheBurnsTech The new ninja from atomos is the first external monitor-recorder that is really interesting!
Ryan Greene@Hurba Provisual yea...he didn't actually see those comments yesterday until after the show
FlorisThe same here @TheBurnsTech I'm also just curious about the HDMI issue. And I'm just wondering if the app could give a solution.
TheBurnsTech@PhotoJoseph are you still running preproduction firmware?
FuzeDzn@PhotoJoseph I am testing it now, will report back soon
André PêgaHi guys! 😃
TheBurnsTechwork
TheBurnsTechworks for me
RambalacCheck firmware version in settings
RambalacProduction is 1.0
Martin PittRandom question @PhotoJoseph. At what age did you start getting involved in photography?
TheBurnsTechooooh good question
Hurba Provisualreally cool
FuzeDzn@PhotoJoseph I have checked. The App can control bracketing. Works with only Exposure and Focus
FuzeDznSo there is a solution
Mark SchneiderCan you address previous show extension tubes on primes vs a long telephoto.
Martin Pittwow 😃
Marvin_PACould you show how it works with expose?
André PêgaThe new atomos really worth it? I think the gh5 recorder is very good for most of the situations.
Mark Schneideryes
FlorisCool @FuzeDzn thank you for checking 😃
AchitaLinPlease light up the white skull so exposure bracketing would be easy to understand
TheBurnsTechwow the options available are just mind blowing. ive never gotten deep into my settings on the gh4
MortallicA91Were you aware of the green/magenta micro blocking on the gh4? How it compares now with the gh5?
Zimema MhoneOff topic.. What are your feelings bout shooting M43 vs full fame. I know you have used M43 for instagram photos, but could the GH5 with a speedbooster compete? @PhotoJoseph
TheBurnsTechI've explored them but i've only adjusted settings i need for my use
FlorisInteresting, but why would you use white balance bracketing?
Bernardo SilvaIts there, near the white balance
Bernardo Silvait says BKT and a wrench
FuzeDzn@PhotoJoseph Post Focus does work on the app however you cannot change the focus point from the phone. Same for the 6k Photo Mode, it can be used on the App but you cannot go through the frames
MortallicA9112: Were you aware of the green/magenta micro blocking on the gh4? How it compares now with the gh5?
MortallicA91dam, sorry for duplicate comment
Rambalac@PhotoJoseph Try to hold shutter button
MortallicA91Can you WB by shooting at a white plane and then find out what's its white balance?
Danmark DiggerTake a look paypal later and massage 😃
Rambalacmassage?
Martin Pittlol ^
Martin PittYou do know his wife is watching 😃
Danmark DiggerSMS¨
André PêgaOk! excelent explanation 😃 THANKS
Bushido Photo, LLCAre you aware of the Voltron mode in the GH5?
Zimema MhoneWasnt a negative!
Zimema MhoneLoved you mercedes shots!
Bernardo SilvaWhat is your favorite settings for stills? On color profile, highlights and shadows, etc?
RambalacRaw is much easier than wb bracketing
Martin Pitt@Zimema Mhone As a Mercedes driver, I found those shots great 😃
Zimema MhoneJust wondering about bigger GH5 sensor..
Zimema MhoneDamn, touched a nerve.
Hurba Provisual@Zimema Mhone Same size sensor, less crop due to better processor and stuff
Bernardo SilvaThanks man!!! 😀
Hurba ProvisualGreat addictive community around here now 😀
Zimema Mhone@Hurba Provisual will speedbooster work?
FlorisI'm looking forward to the white balance bracketing show 😃 Even though I will not use it very often.
Martin PittHave a great weekend Ryan and Joseph!
Ryan Greene@Zimema Mhone he get's a lot of Micro4/3ds haters in here
Ryan Greene@Martin Pitt you too
Hurba Provisual@Zimema Mhone Metabones fixing XL firmware, should be fine I believe
JIX SAWTry use the image app if you have something there handy
FlorisThe Netherlands will be sunny, have a great weekend.
FuzeDznBetter show today compared to yesterday 😀 Catch you next time Joseph
Marvin_PAcould you do a show with setup of GH5 for action photo/video ?
Hurba Provisualbut dont take my word on it until released 😀
mrlawlieGreat show~! Good weekend!
Zimema Mhone@Ryan Greene I guess so. But wasnt hating
Zimema Mhonejust wondering
Ryan Greene@Zimema Mhone it's all okay.
Hurba ProvisualRyan nice to see your account as admin
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