Lightroom profile - Sony A7iii

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Hi there

I am wondering what Profile fellow Sony photographers find the best one to use in lightroom. I have always used Adobe colour however, I have also always struggled to get the look I am after with skin tones from the sony files. Do any of you find the camera matching profiles better suited?

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Gary
 

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Lately I’ve used the PT Sony profile in lightroom, it’s better than Adobe but still needs tweaking imo
 
I produce bespoke profiles for all of my cameras using X-Rite colour checker and Adobe Labs software.

Dave
 
Adobe standard is always a better starting point than Adobe color. The former is flatter and more neutral allowing you more processing latitude. Your camera may also show Adobe standard 2 or something like that in which case maybe use that. Adobe portrait may also be a good starting point; in my experience it is almost identical to standard.
 
Before I produced bespoke profiles, I used Camera Standard which, at the time, was recommended by Canon for Canon camera. It was certainly the closest to my calibration profiles. Adobe standard was next best but I cannot see Camera Standard in the list now. While fully calibrating end to end may seem over-the-top for amateurs, having done this, the profiles were applied by LR automatically as the profile is associated with the specific camera by model and serial number. A friend who was a wedding photographer used two identical model Nikon DSLR's but they produced different colours which is hopeless for a wedding. One he calibrated both, he can now switch camera any time without having to worry about colour differences. Since a LR update in late 2021, the bespoke profiles are now applied by means of a preset but this enables one to remove all other defaults in LR for sharpening etc.

Dave
 
Another vote for Color Fidelity. For me Adobe is a touch too magenta and the Sony ones are way too green and somehow dull looking. I usually adjust the green hue a touch towards yellow too so that the greens aren’t as garish.
 
snerkler said:
Another vote for Color Fidelity. For me Adobe is a touch too magenta and the Sony ones are way too green and somehow dull looking. I usually adjust the green hue a touch towards yellow too so that the greens aren’t as garish.
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This may be of interest to other club members as few will bother to produce bespoke profiles. To do so, you will need a colour checker passport which costs around £100. However, I have created profiles for 5 cameras now so it has paid off. While Color Fidelity are producing a profile for each model, be aware that the colour can vary significantly between two cameras of the same model hence the bespoke profiles being linked to the serial number. I never need to fiddle with colours unless I am trying to create a special effect.

Dave
 
Dave Canon said:
This may be of interest to other club members as few will bother to produce bespoke profiles. To do so, you will need a colour checker passport which costs around £100. However, I have created profiles for 5 cameras now so it has paid off. While Color Fidelity are producing a profile for each model, be aware that the colour can vary significantly between two cameras of the same model hence the bespoke profiles being linked to the serial number. I never need to fiddle with colours unless I am trying to create a special effect.

Dave
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Very true, and it may be something that I look at in future, however I don't plan on changing my camera for some time. That being said I guess it will also depend if you want accuracy or 'more pleasing' colours (y)
 
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