color and contrast problem in LR 3.3

02/22/2011 10:48:07 PM · #1

I've noticed since I bought my new camera, the Canon 7D, my photos are over saturated and have too much contrast when I import into Lightroom. I haven't made any changes besides the camera. When I view the photos using Digital Photo professional the color looks good. Any suggestions on what I need to do in Lightroom to correct this problem? Thank you.

btw. I just use the default import settings.

Message edited by author 2011-02-23 01:56:54.

MargaretNet

Sony DSC-RX100 VII

02/22/2011 11:33:02 PM · #2

Lightroom imports by default +50 Brightness, +25 Contrast and +25 Sharpening. No idea why Adobe came up with this idea. The solution is to have a Zeroed Preset that is used on Import. Zeroed means that all settings are set to zero.

Voigtlander Ultron 35mm f/1.7 Aspherical MF Wide Angle - Black

02/23/2011 02:34:40 AM · #3

I zeroed all the settings and my images are still over saturated and full of noise yet they look great in Digital Professional. I'm going crazy....

Paul

Leica SL

02/23/2011 03:12:52 AM · #4

Have you updated Adobe Camera Raw?

kirbic

Canon EOS R5

Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8 L IS

02/23/2011 09:21:40 AM · #5

Originally posted by pearlseyes:

I zeroed all the settings and my images are still over saturated and full of noise yet they look great in Digital Professional. I'm going crazy....

these are RAW files, right?

Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD Canon Mount

02/23/2011 11:22:25 AM · #6

Yes they are raw files. Do I need to manually update the ACR? I guess I assumed this was an automatic function in LR and PSE 9.

Mike

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

02/23/2011 11:55:21 AM · #7

try reading this:

//robwouds.com/pages/RawRants.html

Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD Canon Mount

02/23/2011 12:51:12 PM · #8

Thanks for the link Mike. It sounds like it would be to my advantage to add DPP to my work flow. I still have to wonder why my colors look good with my 20D in LR and not my 7D? ARGH!

Mike

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

02/23/2011 12:56:43 PM · #9

not sure, is it possible that the 7d is shooting in a different color space than what LR is trying to apply? or maybe it just intrprets the raw data differently for some reason?

Message edited by author 2011-02-23 12:57:14.

kirbic

Canon EOS R5

Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8 L IS

02/23/2011 03:34:25 PM · #10

Do remember that Lr's default settings are camera-specific. The reason is so that you can separately calibrate as many cameras as you may use with the program. I'm left scratching my head, if you have zeroed the settings, why you'd get over-saturated results. The only thing I can think of is that the tone curve used is aggressive, which could lead to over-saturated, too-contrasty results. Is it set to "Strong Contrast"?

02/23/2011 07:06:32 PM · #11

It is set to medium contrast.

sir_bazz

Pentax K-5

Pentax FA 50mm f/1.4 AF

02/23/2011 07:41:54 PM · #12

Sounds like a colour space issue to me.

Make sure your 7D is setup for the same colour space as your old body and you should be good.

bazz.

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

02/23/2011 08:19:49 PM · #13

I'll give it a try. May I ask how to do that?

chromeydome

Nikon D7000

02/23/2011 08:21:42 PM · #14

I'd assume you'd want your 7d to shoot in the Adobe RGB space, as opposed to the smaller sRGB space. Same for Lr. Edit, retouch, process in Adobe RGB, but export images in sRGB for web use, some printing, etc. You could also compare the color space settings with your 20D.

Also, sometimes the import setting in Lr, etc, allows the RAW file to be imported, but adds the settings chosen for Jpegs in-camera. So if you have some Vivid settings, contrast settings inadvertently set in the camera for your jpegs, Lr could be applying those to your RAW imports. Another thing to compare 7D vs 20D is your jpeg settings. Someone who uses Lr could tell you where to check that in the menus/preferences.

Mike

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD Canon Mount

02/23/2011 08:43:05 PM · #15

another thing to try is when you import, its under "apply during import" it has a boatload of presets you can choose. make sure its set to none.