PL5 + X-Trans: obvious difference in Rendering between OOC JPEG and PL5 RAW rendering

cs1, matching a good OOC rendering is an interesting challenge. If you have FilmPack, there are many interesting Colour Profiles which would more closely correspond to the OOC jpeg than the ones you are using now.

The OOC jpegs have more red and deeper shadows. I’d recommend trying:

  • Camera Body:
    • Leica M9
    • Leica M10
    • some of the Canon profiles
  • Film Positive:
    • Fuji Velvia 50
    • Generic Kodak Ektachrome 100VS
  • Colour Negative Film
    • Fuji Pro 400H
    • Fuji Superia X-Tra 400

These choices are for Nikon cameras though (specifically a D5). Choosing the right colour profiles to give your processing a head start in terms of colour balance, contrast and pop depend on how a specific camera model’s interact with the colour profile.

You can also not just choose a Colour Rendering but dial up and down the intensity. Color Positive Film Kodak Kodachrome 25 not only changes in intensity but kind when dialed down or dialed up. It’s quite nice at 26 intensity but turns green by 144 intensity. Most colour profiles only change in intensity, not complete colour rendering.

Keep in mind, there is no right answer with colour, just the colour rendering which best expresses your vision and your feeling. I’m sure with some experimenting you can do even better than the OOC jpeg rendering from Fuji.

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