An unexpected bit of strangeness here: I cannot get xRite's ColorChecker Passport to calibrate off of an image taken with a 5DsR. It can load the file and identifies the patches correctly, but then cannot generate a profile. Doesn't matter if I export from Lightroom or do it directly off a DNG. The resolution and focus are working well for me, but color matching matters for the work I do. Anyone else trying to do this or having a problem?
dizzydev wrote:
An unexpected bit of strangeness here: I cannot get xRite's ColorChecker Passport to calibrate off of an image taken with a 5DsR. It can load the file and identifies the patches correctly, but then cannot generate a profile. Doesn't matter if I export from Lightroom or do it directly off a DNG. The resolution and focus are working well for me, but color matching matters for the work I do. Anyone else trying to do this or having a problem?
I had problems but mostly because the file was too large. I got mine to work by closing all programs before attempting to load the ACR generated DNG file into Passport. Then I had to manually align the targets. It failed about 50% of the time, but I eventually got a daylight and shade profile.
ben egbert wrote:
I had problems but mostly because the file was too large. I got mine to work by closing all programs before attempting to load the ACR generated DNG file into Passport. Then I had to manually align the targets. It failed about 50% of the time, but I eventually got a daylight and shade profile.
Spiffy, thanks for the quick reply. I suspected resolution/memory might be it. Are you on Windows or Mac, and which OS are you using? It would be helpful to cut some experimentation time out on this.
ben egbert wrote:
I agree, the ACR profiles are not very good.
Surprisingly so in this case - I can't remember a time where the colors from a new Canon body looked this funky right off the bat. I'm willing to trade a little up-front pain for the resolution it is putting out ... just gorgeous detail, and really no noticeable moire yet.
Win 7-64 and 16gb ram. I think the problem is the way Passport uses memory. I made a work around at first, I shot an MRAW and used that, it worked fine but people warned me that would not be the same as making one from a full size RAW.
I also downloaded Adobe DNG converter, but it was no better than the ACR version. Supposedly you can compress the file in Adobe DNG, but when I did, I got a message that the file was not valid in Passport.
KKFung wrote:
Folks, so far I find there is no dust on the sensor / photos taken, believe the new shutter / mirror box design already take care about this issue
Probably mostly because a) we're all looking at brand new cameras and b) the dust reduction system is working.
I have seen some small dust spots, but nothing that is a problem.
ben egbert wrote:
Win 7-64 and 16gb ram. I think the problem is the way Passport uses memory. I made a work around at first, I shot an MRAW and used that, it worked fine but people warned me that would not be the same as making one from a full size RAW.
I also downloaded Adobe DNG converter, but it was no better than the ACR version. Supposedly you can compress the file in Adobe DNG, but when I did, I got a message that the file was not valid in Passport.
Ben I see you are still using Win7. I would like to suggest that you update to 8.1 which I have been using for awhile now. I also have a test machine running Windows 10159 which is running very smoothly, although if you are not into tech it should be going to RTM soon.
My 5DS R arrived Tuesday evening, Got it unpacked and battery charged. Got the 1DS3 repacked in it's box and retired. I purchased it in Sept 2007 and it has served well. Looking forward to an outing Thursday to Santa Cruz, Ca. for some ocean images with the 5DS R. Looking forward to processing the RAWs. Some of the RAW samples I found on line came out well with PS.
I have to admit that the Nikon 800E I purchased a couple of years ago hasn't gotten much use, so it mostly sits as I just can't get my head into using it. Probably a very good camera but not for a Canon man.
First time posting photos here, so I hope this works!
I got my 5DSR on the first day, and finally had a chance to go over to Dulles for some aviation shooting this past weekend. I have a 1D4, so it is taking me a while to get used to the 5DSR body and layout, but I have to say I am very impressed with this camera. I wanted the ability to crop into distant shots more, and it is really amazing what this camera can do.
All of the following shots were with the 500 f4 V1, handheld. Here is a distant shot of an approaching plane coming in over the trees in the gusting wind:
One of my biggest concerns was being able to do slow exposures handheld with this camera and 500 lens, as one of the holy grails in aviation photography is to get the 360 degree prop blur on prop planes. Here are a couple first attempts at 1/60th second, hopefully these have reasonable sharpness:
Paul Gardner wrote:
Ben I see you are still using Win7. I would like to suggest that you update to 8.1 which I have been using for awhile now. I also have a test machine running Windows 10159 which is running very smoothly, although if you are not into tech it should be going to RTM soon.
My 5DS R arrived Tuesday evening, Got it unpacked and battery charged. Got the 1DS3 repacked in it's box and retired. I purchased it in Sept 2007 and it has served well. Looking forward to an outing Thursday to Santa Cruz, Ca. for some ocean images with the 5DS R. Looking forward to processing the RAWs. Some of the RAW samples I found on line came out well with PS.
I have to admit that the Nikon 800E I purchased a couple of years ago hasn't gotten much use, so it mostly sits as I just can't get my head into using it. Probably a very good camera but not for a Canon man....Show more →
Well I got my color profiles and Win 7 is working and I am pretty sure I am not a candidate for the Win8 UI. But I have a free Win 10 upgrade coming end of month so I will see if that is something I might want.
So far, I'm very impressed with the results that I'm seeing. Granted, the people operating the cameras are quite skillful as well.
Side note of interest - I have a 5D3, which I find to be an exceptionally fine camera from its autofocus capability to its higher ISO advantage. I also have a 70D, which while it certainly is not a bad camera (in fact, it's quite good really), suffers a bit in the AF area compared to the 5D3 (both action and low-light scenarios).
Recently, I've been purging some of my photographs, to make more room on the hard drive and to get rid of the dreadful missed shots that I've accumulated over the last couple of years. In other words, I'm housecleaning. I'm finding that the 5D3 hits focus considerably more often than the 70D, which has led me to prioritize my removal decisions based on other aspects of the shot besides focus. With the 70D, I've found that I've kept some rather poor shots because they were really sharp. With the 5D3, it seems that the focus is much more consistently good, and I'm able to purge such shots because, well, nobody really wants to see a series of sharp images of the backside of a bird.
All this leads me to thinking that the 5Ds might be a better companion to the 5D3 than the 70D is, even for my use. It is certainly looking like a great all-around camera based on the images I'm seeing in this thread and elsewhere.
I just wonder, how long can I hold off the temptation...
