`Art filters` yes or no?

[090657]

These probably divide opinion. Personally, I love the selection of filters on my E-M1 Mark 2, particularly the `dramatic tone` choices. Easy to use them too much as I know to my cost but I think good results can be achieved.

These were taken at the recent RIAT at Fairford. I wanted an appropriate menace to the tone.

Tim

[Harold Gough]

Re: `Art filters` yes or no?

Tim,

They don't do a great deal for me. In order of preference: 1, 4, 3, 2.

Harold

[Graham_of_Rainham]

Re: `Art filters` yes or no?

Only ever used in the OV3 Post Processing, never in camera.

[Beagletorque]

Re: `Art filters` yes or no?

It's a no from me. Bipberp!!

[wornish]

Re: `Art filters` yes or no?

And a no from me - sorry.

[IPWheatley]

Re: `Art filters` yes or no?

I don't think they are that bad actually, No.2 is the standout shot for me and No.1 is also quite good. The other two just don't do it for me sadly. Nice try, regards, IW.

[Phill D]

Re: `Art filters` yes or no?

The dramatic tone one is the only one I've used. I do like it's effects on occasion although it's very easy to overdo it. I also like the way the exposure compensation dial interacts with it. There are definitely subtle changes in the images when you tweak it in dramatic tone.

[AMc]

Re: `Art filters` yes or no?

I like the images, not something I would think to do and I think they work.

I seldom use the Art Filters in camera, only occasionally in OV3 as there are so many other options once you're in front of the PC>
I shoot RAW + JPG so could easily use them in camera and change my processing later but seldom consider it.

I recently discovered the Olympus Image Palette app for iPhone which allows you to apply them in the field along with some other cropping and watermarking options which might be of use to someone.

[benvendetta]

Re: `Art filters` yes or no?

The only filters I have used before are the Dramatic Tone and Grainy Film, which can be fun. On my Pen F I have used the Mono Profile 2 (Tri-X) filter extensively for 'street-type' images, with added grain and vignette, which gives me an idea of what the outcome could be like if I could successfully recreate the look using the RAW file in Photoshop. Like all in-camera filters the effect is only applied to jpegs, which is the way it should be of course leaving the RAW file for 'messing around with'.