It's hard to judge color when there's a significant brightness
difference between them. I prefer the E-410 shot since it's brighter.
I think I'd also have shot the test in manual mode with no corrections.
Chuck Norcutt
On 4/11/2013 11:20 AM, DZDub wrote:
> This is so interesting to me.
>
> I am finding it difficult to compare the output of the E-400 and E-410. I
> thought I had a great way of doing so. I set up a photo with the DZ 50-200
> on tripod, shot it with one body, then switched out the body and shot it
> with the other body. In my first test sequence, I used Auto mode with all
> other settings identical. I bracketed at exposure comp settings of 0, -.3,
> and -7.
>
> * First, the E-410 exposure at the same stop was twice as fast as the E-400
> * Secondly, I didn't like either exposure at 0 exp comp, but the E-410 at
> -.3, which I liked the best, compared most favorably with the E-400 at -.7.
> * Thirdly, with both cameras in Auto with no exp comp, output of the E-400
> is a little brighter and more open in the mid-range than the E-410, but the
> E-410 holds the highlights a little better.
>
> I decided to go back to the drawing-board and set up a shot in a bit
> more controlled location. Here is the first set of comparisons that
> *might* be meaningful:
>
> E-400: http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=4324
> E-410: http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=4326
>
> To me, the E-400 shot looks more neutral with a more natural color balance.
> Both cameras were set to auto WB +1 Red -- though I don't think this
> setting matters except for jpgs or if your raw converter is Viewer. I left
> the WB setting in Camera Raw "as shot". I think if I had changed it to
> "auto" in ACR, the result might have been closer color-wise. I really
> don't like the 410 color compared to the 400, but I believe that it is
> something that could be brought into closer approximation through a
> combination of camera settings and ACR settings.
>
> I think there are less obvious differences that are more important. it
> appears to me that Olympus tuned the exposure system to hold highlights
> better with the Panny sensor, at the expense of some contrast and clarity
> among midrange values. With either camera, it is trivially easy to open
> shadows or tame highlights in PP. I think that the E-400 is now my
> reference camera for this.
>
> Joel W.
>
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