- Location
- Seattle
- Name
- Andrew
One of the things I have run into using somewhat less popular cameras (Ricoh, Pentax, Panasonic) is the lack of closely matching profiles when importing RAWs into software, be it Lightroom or DXO PhotoLab. It's evident when first importing a file, when it shifts to a rather ugly and flat file with colors that just feel "off."
I've mentioned this before, and that I landed on a solution for the Pentax K-1 II at least, by purchasing the Huelight/Color Fidelity profiles. I typically only use the standard one, so there is only one real "look" they give me for Pentax files, but it's a good one, with very accurate and pleasing colors. I don't have a similar solution for, say, the Ricoh GRIIIx. I mean, I could purchase the CF profile for that camera, because they do make it, but the GR cameras offer so many interesting JPEG styles that it seems a pity to use something that doesn't convey any of that characteristic flavor. Which is why I nearly always use JPEGs from the camera. But there are some cases, especially when raising shadows and dark tones a lot, when the JPEG engine in the GRIIIx just kind of falls apart and produces a muddy image.
I know that Lightroom replicates camera matching profiles for many cameras, and indeed does that for the GR models now, but it's not backward-compatible to my version of Lightroom (the last non-subscription, v6). I don't remember having many options back when I had a year of LR Classic, in 2021-22. Has there been further development since then?
Basically, I'm just curious whether others of us run into this issue, and if so, what you do to fix it. Have you paid for better camera profiles, like I did with Color Fidelity? Does your PP software support the RAWs perfectly? Do you not see much of a reason to care? I'm wondering if I should take this a little further and explore solutions for my files beyond just the CF profiles for the K-1 II.
I've mentioned this before, and that I landed on a solution for the Pentax K-1 II at least, by purchasing the Huelight/Color Fidelity profiles. I typically only use the standard one, so there is only one real "look" they give me for Pentax files, but it's a good one, with very accurate and pleasing colors. I don't have a similar solution for, say, the Ricoh GRIIIx. I mean, I could purchase the CF profile for that camera, because they do make it, but the GR cameras offer so many interesting JPEG styles that it seems a pity to use something that doesn't convey any of that characteristic flavor. Which is why I nearly always use JPEGs from the camera. But there are some cases, especially when raising shadows and dark tones a lot, when the JPEG engine in the GRIIIx just kind of falls apart and produces a muddy image.
I know that Lightroom replicates camera matching profiles for many cameras, and indeed does that for the GR models now, but it's not backward-compatible to my version of Lightroom (the last non-subscription, v6). I don't remember having many options back when I had a year of LR Classic, in 2021-22. Has there been further development since then?
Basically, I'm just curious whether others of us run into this issue, and if so, what you do to fix it. Have you paid for better camera profiles, like I did with Color Fidelity? Does your PP software support the RAWs perfectly? Do you not see much of a reason to care? I'm wondering if I should take this a little further and explore solutions for my files beyond just the CF profiles for the K-1 II.