First shots with the Otus 28mm f/1.4

[atpaula]

Ahhh, but then I would go for ACR 9.2 and see how it pans out before leaving the D810 in the dustbin

There is no 9.2 yet.
I believe the problem is that my D810 is not compatible with cpl (  ).
Since I bought it a year ago, I've been trying it but now it is conclusive: I don't like this camera.

[Erik Lund]

I see the 9.2 here:
http://blogs.adobe.com/lightroomjournal/2015/10/camera-raw-9-2-is-now-available.html

[Fons Baerken]

om my photoshop cc camera raw is at version 9.3.1.520

[John Geerts]

om my photoshop cc camera raw is at version 9.3.1.520

9.4 on mine.

Link:  http://blogs.adobe.com/lightroomjournal/2016/01/camera-raw-9-4-now-available.html

[atpaula]

om my photoshop cc camera raw is at version 9.3.1.520

OMG, and I thought I was keeping my computer updated... 
Now I have the 9.4.
Thank you guys for the tip.

[Fons Baerken]

so did I

[David H. Hartman]

Technically and compositional excellent, yet with that lifeless, dull projection we have seen so frequently from Otus lenses.

Bjørn,

Can you explain what makes photo No. 9 dull or lifeless?

Thanks!

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I tried a quick experiment in CS2 with No. 9 as follows...

* Removed harsh lens vignette (too deep in corners) with CS2's Filter> Distort> Lens Correction...>. I didn't note the values.

* Added a soft false lens vignette that starts closer to the center with Filter> Distort> Lens Correction...> with values of (Amount -5), (Mid Point +10) to direct eye without being too obvious.

* Added Curves (Luminosity Blending) with points at (29,23), (63,57), (192,196) to give a bit more mid tone contrast.

* Added Levels input(0,1.00,253) output(0,255) to add sparkle to highlights.

These changes exaggerate banding seen in the sky. It's hard to tell what these changes might look like on another monitor. Mine is a garden variety Samsung S27D360.

Dave