starting point. There are two extra settings in the MC
control that allow you to experiment with Filter effects
and Toning. We’ll look at these settings in the upcoming
section called MC Picture Control Filter Effects and
Toning. The MC control creates a look that is somewhat
like Kodak Plus-X Pan negative film, with less deep
blacks.
▪ PT, or Portrait, is an optional control that you can
download at http://nikonimglib.com/opc. Nikon says
that this control “lends a natural texture and rounded feel
to the skin of portrait subjects”. I’ve taken numerous
images with the Portrait control and shot the same
images with the Neutral control. The results are very
similar. I’m sure that Nikon has included some software
enhancements specifically for skin tones in this control,
so I’d use this for portraits of people. The results from
the Portrait control look a bit like smooth Kodak Portra
(or Fuji NPS) negative film to me.
▪ LS, or Landscape, is an optional control that you can
download at http://nikonimglib.com/opc. This control
“produces vibrant landscape and cityscapes”, according
to Nikon. That sounds like the Vivid control to me. I
shot a series of images using both the Landscape and
Vivid controls and got similar results. Compared to the
Vivid control, the Landscape control seemed to have
slightly less saturation in the reds and a tiny bit more
saturation in the greens. The blues stayed about the
same. It seems that Nikon has created the Landscape
control to be similar to, but not quite as drastic as, the
Vivid control. In my test images, the Landscape control
created smoother transitions in color. However, there
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