Capture One Pro and Nikon - For Keith

Lance_L

• 1. November 2006 06:59

Keith is it just me or are you guys getting any feedback from other Nikon Pros.

I'm not getting or understanding the latest updates from you guys. The last two
updates have included new profiles for the D200 along with the D80 neither of
which are on the pro series of Nikon.

Before I get flamed from somebody using one of these allow me to say they are both excellent cameras but not on the same level as my D2X or D2Xs.. I know this because I shoot all of them..

The profile for both the D2X and D2Xs are single profiles and I haven't found a pro yet that thought they were worth using when attempting to produce skin tones. I ended up having custom profiles made for each camera just for this purpose.

Are there really that many beginners and amateurs purchasing the Pro software to warrant updating the lower end models and not updating
the high end Nikons.. As a Test this evening I took my D200 along with my
D2X outside and shot the same thing.. The profile for the D200 blows the D2X profile away in the pro version. This makes no sense to me.

I just attended a phase one seminar where they showcased the new 4.0 along with the phaseone digital backs and let me say it was impressive. But when I asked about DSLR's I got very little feedback..

I'll finish by saying that I do understand this software was created for use with the digital backs and you guys do an outstanding job on those. Never had an issue with my back.

Thanks
Lance

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  sjedwardz

  • 2. November 2006 08:12

  Hi - I also shoot D200 and D2X and have so far (not yet installed 3.7.6) found the D2x profile much better than the D200.
  
  I get magenta casts on the D200 and the white balance wizard is WAY off in comparison to the D2x.
  
  WHere did you get your camera profiles done as I might look into this if 3.7.6 is the same.

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  Lance_L

  • 2. November 2006 16:50

  Hi sjedwardz,
  
  I sent mine to rawworkflow.com located in New Jersey.
  
  Curious to know if you are using the auto balance on the D200 with the issues
  you are having. I tried one after you posted and ended up having the same thing.
  But when I use my whibal or macbeth card to set the white balance it's perfect
  on the D200.. Using the whibal or macbeth card on the D2X with the default profile produces a green cast on skin everytime.

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  sjedwardz

  • 3. November 2006 09:52

  Hi - I set the D200 to a specific value normally about 5000 or 5300. If I use white balance wizard in C1 most ot the time its way off.
  
  Haven't tried setting camera to AUTO - I might give it a try.
  
  I find that even using a whibal with D2x it comes out a bit too yellow.

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  Anonymous

  • 3. November 2006 18:06

  What is most important in color management is to get consistent color results with your workflow. All the tools and capabilities to do this are within Capture One and especially so with the PRO version.
  
  Options are to:
  1- Use the Generic Profile in Capture One
  2- Adjust the Generic Profile using the Color Editor of Capture One PRO
  3- Purchase a 3rd party profile
  4- Hire consultant to custom calibrate your camera/s
  
  Lance, you are somewhat correct in that a higher priority is given for our Digital Backs, but again, with the capabilities of the program, getting good consistent color is possible. Additional profile are often created for updates when there is a real problem with the generic, i.e. portrait or sunset profiles.
  No, the Color Editor will not create a Custom Camera Profile for your specific camera, However, in about 5 minutes I was able to create an Adjusted D2x generic profile to become Warmer with pleasing fleshtones.
  Once created, you can set this new adjusted profile as your default in Color Management settings.
  You can also create and save a WB or a Curve to be used again and again.
  
  Cheers,
  k c

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