How MUCH Does the LENS Affect COLOR & Was the Camera Stores JPG Test Flawed?

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[mjcz]

Also, the number of elements will impact color. Lenses that have higher element counts usually don't produce good color saturation in greens and blues, lenses with lower element counts like five and six elements will usually render color more accurately.

[jeromekwok]

I have Fuji X-T2 and 6 lens. I can tell there are some differences in color when using different lens. A high element count lens tends to be more blue, while the compact lens are more yellowish. Zoom lens do not produce micro contrast as good as primes. The type of coating also affects the color as well.

[dsu]

Where the tests performed after doing white balance on each body-lens combo?

[johnhjic]

The other issue her is screen and print calibration, as I am sure the Camera Store and your self calibrate your equipment oven. How many people do or even have the equipment to calibrate and know how to us it. I have only started calibrating my screens in the last four years and still do not have the equipment to check my prints. All I see is people saying camera and lenses cost so much and try to buy as cheep as they can are they will to pay hundreds of dollar / pound more for equipment?
But the How MUCH Does the LENS Affect COLOR is a good question.

[ChillWithMe_musics]

If someone doesn't believe that lenses render differently, just check some 85 1.8G and 1.4G images. Not only the 1.4G is undeniably warmer, but it has MUCH MUCH better microcontrast with richer colors and better transitions between highlights and shadows. (images are less blown out, less rigid)
Also I can tell anytime without looking at the EXIF, wether I am shooting my 50 1.8G or the 85 1.8G, because of the enormous difference in contrast (85 1.8G contrast is out of this world)
Color-wise there is a temperature difference, the 85 is cooler, while the 50 1.8G renders warmer/neutral colors.
Most of these can be fixed in post anyways.

[dunnymonster]

For the test to be truely fair every camera body should have used the same identical lens. Realistically that isn't always possible given the various lens mounts and flange distance. The important reason why the test lacks validity is different lenses produce different output. If you compare a lens with 15 internal elements to one with 6 internal elements its clear that the light passing through both lenses will be rendered differently. Multiple lens elements can make an image sharper corner to corner but the price paid is reduced saturation amongst many other subtle attributes ( micro contrast more specifically ). Some of that can be corrected in post processing but if we are viewing jpegs out of camera then we have to distinguish between what the lens is adding or taking away alongside what the cameras processing algorithms are adding or taking away. In reality the test was comparing Apple's to Oranges. Ultimately what you determine as best will vary from person to person, you could redo the test with different images and the result could be totally different. 😃

[certechautopro]

It was never claimed to be a scientific test, and the results were from a vote of several people. Totally subjective and I don't see a problem with it.

[judmcc]

"Begging the question" means something different. It is a type of logical fallacy.

[PromoMoviescomau]

Hi Matt, I disagree and believe the test WAS done correctly in that the intention was to show JPEGs in their 'out of the box' format for (in most cases) the consumer user – which in most cases means the body would be fitted with the same-branded 'general' or 'kit' lens (that would most likely be sold with the body). No one is disputing that different lenses render colour differently. I really enjoyed the test. BTW I shoot Canon and Panasonic and find the colour nice on both, but prefer the Canon.