Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim, any chance of you making the raw file available for download? i would love to have a look at it. Leo On 1/28/07, Jim Laurel <jplaurel@spectare.com> wrote: > > Hi Ed, > Thanks for the link. I will give it a try. I have been using > Photoshop CS2 to process my RAW images from the camera. Could that > be part of the problem? I didn't think to use the bundled software > for anything. > > I'll check out the c1 profile and see if that helps. > > Cheers - Jim > > > > On Jan 28, 2007, at 4:55 AM, Eduardo Albesi wrote: > > > Jim, > > > > There has been a very extensive and illustrative discussion about > > all this issues on the International Leica Users Forum, which is > > sponsored by Leica themselves. It led to two very important > > conclusions and associated solutions. > > > > First, the increased IR sensor sensitivity is responsible to the > > magenta cast, as it is very known, but that it also contributes to > > most other blooming and streaking and banding phenomena seen with > > this camera. As saying that blown up highlights are blown up > > actually by both the visible light in excess AND the near-IR that > > adds to the overcharging of the sensor region involved in the blown > > up areas. > > > > Second, that the factory color profile shipped with the camera and > > used by CaptureOne but also by the rest of the software that relies > > on ICC profiling is absolutely off, introducing all sort of color > > artifacts and inaccuracies in the images. So one of the members, > > Jamie Roberts, has developed a couple of new profiles much more > > accurate in terms of color reproduction and capable of correcting > > to a high degree the 'magenta cast' due to IR contamination, meant > > to be used without the IR-cut filters. > > > > So, just as a Sunday test before starting to pack the camera for > > returning it to the dealer, go to http://www.leica-camera-user.com/ > > digital-forum/9637-new-m8-profiles-c1-instructions.html download > > the profiles and read the instructions about how to install them > > and give the camera a second chance. > > > > If you knew already all this, sorry for the verbosity. > > > > Best, > > > > Ed > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >