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Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM for Canon

05/21/2010 04:37:10 PM · #1

I've just downloaded the trial of CS5 and have been playing with HDR Toning.

First impressions are that it does a better job than Photomatix Tonemapping.

What experiences are others having?

What settings in Photomatix would produce the same effect?

PS seems to be less heavy handed when doing small adjustments than Photomatix with the same size adjustment.

glockguy

Canon EOS-7D

05/21/2010 04:44:28 PM · #2

I have found that for landscape shots Photomatix does a better job (Grunge as a starting point), where as for portraits or photos with people, PS does a much better job (Surrealistic as a starting point). Obviously these are JUST starting points, but it does take care of a lot of the initial "heavy lifting".

Just my .02 though.

I have both and switch regularly between them.......

Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM for Canon

05/21/2010 04:48:33 PM · #3

I'll have to play more. One of the shots I was working with was a landscape and to me looked better with the PS processing which is why I've asked the question.

I realize this is all personal taste and that it will take practice to get the best results out of both pieces of software.

glockguy

Canon EOS-7D

05/21/2010 04:56:49 PM · #4

I should have included the disclaimer "Generally" before my statement.

Typically I will process the same bracket using both pieces of software and then compare the differences.......

Tokina AF 11-16mm f/2.8 116 AT-X Pro DX for Nikon

05/22/2010 09:03:53 AM · #5

Anyone else playing with HDR in CS5 have any tips or comparisons to Photomatix?

MegaColor

Nikon D300

05/27/2010 06:11:07 PM · #6

I have not play with the HDR in photoshop CS5 yet. I will try it out and let you know.

LindaLee

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

05/27/2010 06:27:27 PM · #7

If you're a member of NAPP there's some excellent tutorials, one is on HDR Pro

Photoshopuser/CS5

Tokina AF 11-16mm f/2.8 116 AT-X Pro DX for Nikon

05/27/2010 07:23:26 PM · #8

Originally posted by LindaLee:

If you're a member of NAPP there's some excellent tutorials, one is on HDR Pro

Photoshopuser/CS5

Thanks for reminding me. I'll have to take a look at the Kelby Training site as well.

MegaColor

Nikon D300

05/27/2010 08:42:32 PM · #9

I played around with the Photoshop CS5 HDR and PhotoMatix HDR I have to say that I enjoy Photoshop much better because of more adjustments and settings. Below is a link of the HDR images I did. One was in PS CS5 and the other was in PhotoMatix.

//www.flickr.com/photos/9849540@N03/4646361134/

//www.flickr.com/photos/9849540@N03/4572221672/

LindaLee