Calibration and the D80

[WestLothian]

I have noticed that there are certain red/orange colours that are oversaturated in my D80 RAW and JPG files. I have been resetting them in Photoshop but it is tedious for taking certain shots. I posted on the Nikonians site and I got an excellent answer pointing to this link. I thought it was worth sharing with other Nikon owners in case like me they were unaware of the options to recalibrate for particular aspects.

Nikon D80 Digital Camera - Full Review

This is an example with the Adobe RGB II setting, in-camera sharpening +1 and the saturation reduced to moderate.

[nightshade]

Very nice image WestLothian

[Jon]

Originally Posted by WestLothian

I have noticed that there are certain red/orange colours that are oversaturated in my D80 RAW and JPG files. I have been resetting them in Photoshop but it is tedious for taking certain shots. I posted on the Nikonians site and I got an excellent answer pointing to this link. I thought it was worth sharing with other Nikon owners in case like me they were unaware of the options to recalibrate for particular aspects.

Nikon D80 Digital Camera - Full Review

This is an example with the Adobe RGB II setting, in-camera sharpening +1 and the saturation reduced to moderate.

Hope to offer a suggestiuon: When you look at levels click the slider and simultaneously press ALT key, do this for exposure and shadows, I suspect your highlights are slightly burnt out and your shadows a little too dark.
PS. I don't really see any value in using Adobe vs RGB. Hope this helps
Jon

[WestLothian]

Jon,

Did you read the technical report and the chart in the link above?
The accuracy of colour code #15 was a surprise to me and the relative performance in Abobe RGB mode for colour accuracy across the entire spectrum is abundantly clear.

[WestLothian]

Jon,

I reset the white and black point levels to be "off-bird" as you kindly suggested.

Thanks

[WestLothian]

Topaz Manual Sharpened

[Seajay]

Originally Posted by WestLothian

Topaz Manual Sharpened

This image is quite stunning and beautiful but the technical speak looses me. Are you saying the colours are wrong on your D80 or do I need to reset something on mine as well?

[WestLothian]

Thank you for your kind comment !

I was haveing a really hard time getting a photograph of one of my violins.

The varnish was coming out a very strong and "wrong" tone despite careful calibration of camera white balance and use of grey cards etc. I posted my question on the excellent Nikonians' Forum and I received a very helpful response that pointed to the site that I referenced in my first posting.

Nikon D80 Digital Camera - Full Review (CLICK HERE)

This site had completed a thorough investigation into the performance of the D80 camera sensor to predefined colours and highlighted the excellent overall performance. There was one particular colour (#15 in this test) which was wildly different in its interpretation. It seems that this was close to the varnish colour that I was trying to capture and hence my initial problem.

The site also tested one of the other in-camera colour modes called Adobe RGB color space (which provides a much wider gamut, or range of colors that can be expressed) and recommended this for precise colour calibration. It pointed to a shift in saturation of the forest green test but the relative colour balance of the green would be preferable to the error in the red.

I implemented the change and selected my first goldfinch victim to try the new setting. I shared it with the readers of this forum who might have an interest in trying the alternative.

I would recommend trying both and choosing the most appropriate for your intended shot.

PS
It was explained that the red shift was considered desirable for some people for portrait skin tone enhancement. I.E. to make people look healthier

[Seajay]

Originally Posted by WestLothian

Thank you for your kind comment !

I was haveing a really hard time getting a photograph of one of my violins.

The varnish was coming out a very strong and "wrong" tone despite careful calibration of camera white balance and use of grey cards etc. I posted my question on the excellent Nikonians' Forum and I received a very helpful response that pointed to the site that I referenced in my first posting.

Nikon D80 Digital Camera - Full Review (CLICK HERE)

This site had completed a thorough investigation into the performance of the D80 camera sensor to predefined colours and highlighted the excellent overall performance. There was one particular colour (#15 in this test) which was wildly different in its interpretation. It seems that this was close to the varnish colour that I was trying to capture and hence my initial problem.

The site also tested one of the other in-camera colour modes called Adobe RGB color space (which provides a much wider gamut, or range of colors that can be expressed) and recommended this for precise colour calibration. It pointed to a shift in saturation of the forest green test but the relative colour balance of the green would be preferable to the error in the red.

I implemented the change and selected my first goldfinch victim to try the new setting. I shared it with the readers of this forum who might have an interest in trying the alternative.

I would recommend trying both and choosing the most appropriate for your intended shot.

PS
It was explained that the red shift was considered desirable for some people for portrait skin tone enhancement. I.E. to make people look healthier

Now the veil lifts! Thankyou very much for taking the time and trouble to explain it more simply for me. I'll have a mess about and judge which I like. As an aside, could I ask which lens was used when capturing the image?

[WestLothian]

Nikkor 70-200 f/2.8 VR with 1.7EII TC