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Kodachrome reproduction profile (no simulation)

Thomas Schneider

Hello everybody,

is there an icc profile that adjusts the colors of a photographed slide?
I am not looking for a simulation of a slide film but the true color reproduction:
I have a Kodachrome 64 slide, digitize it with a Nikon D850 camera.
Now I am faced with the problem, which color profile is the right one?

Using the Nikon D850 Generic or ProStandard icc Profile with a Linear Response seems to give the best result but not really the true colors of a Kodachrome. Is there a profile for Nikon that reproduces the colors of a Kodachrome without alteration?

Thanks for any hint.

Thomas

 

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    c1 profiles are not colorimetric accurate so to improve things you need to build your own profiles. to do this you need a software which supports ( scanner ) transparent it8 or other targets like from hutchcolor and of course the target itself but maybe even a good standard camera profiles improves things as c1 profiles are rather tweaked.  

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  • Thomas Schneider

    Hello CSP

    thank you for your answer.
    This is exactly my problem.
    Maybe there is someone who has already done this with a Nikon D850 and a Kodak Target and can provide a corresponding icc profile.
    (Corresponding IT-8 Target for 35mm Kodak are very expensive, are no longer produced and I would need it only once).

    Thomas

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    I think silverfast is still selling this kind of targets but a repro profile build with Lumariver and a CC will get you probably also a little closer. 

    another option is to try other software, adobe is for sure better in this regard and dxo has a profile option - neutral colors gamma 2.2 -  which is in m experience and to my surprise very close to the rendering of my custom profiles !  

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  • Thomas Schneider

    DxO PhotoLab 4 even has a kodachrome profile (Color positive film: generic kodachrome) which is very good. I was hoping that there could be something similar for Capture One. (it's true, silverfast still sells the kodak targets, but 699 € for a kodachrome target is a bit too much).

    Thomas

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  • Matthias Zimmermann

    Hello Thomas,

    did you find a solution? I am looking for the same.

    Matthias

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  • Thomas Schneider

    Hi Matthias,

    no, not really.
    I mostly use DxO Photolab, which is the closest I can get to the colors. In the end it is an adjustment from remembering.

    Greetings

    Thomas

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