er.. i want to ask u guys use sRGB or adobe RGB??

i use adobe RGB shoot the pic..when transfer to pc..the color got 20-30% is no match what i see from my DSLR lcd screen.. for example..the bg is light  and little medium bron...when see in comp...it become medium green and medium brown.

so strange la...

I use Adobe RGB, then convert them with a ProPhotoRGB profile in Lightroom. Because ProPhotoRGB gives me the best almost accurate colors when i print them out. And if I want to post the photos online. I'll just convert the color profile to sRGB using photoshop once I edited everything.

Things you must know when before you do editing. CALIBRATE your monitor. Spend a few hundred on calibrating hardwares like the Spider2express or newer versions. There's a good calibrating hardware like the Huey Pro too. Cost alot more than the Spider2express. Once you finished calibrating your computer, you get more accurate colors.

Note that the internet uses sRGB, so if you post a photo online with a AdobeRGB as the color profile. Then you'll face risk of losing the colors. Here's an example:

no, it's not a matter of monitor or not.

when you use Adobe RGB to snap pic la. you view on computer ok. you view on photoshop ok. you upload to browser - KO, color all off wan.

Adobe RGB has more color gamut than sRGB.

anyway try this - load your Adobe RGB profiled picture on Photoshop (if you have the software), select AUTO-COLOR then adjust color balance for the mid-tones for cyan/red to -7. see if it works for you.

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Added on January 30, 2008, 1:19 am

the thing is this. you can snap on Adobe RGB profile.

view on photoshop, looks nice. view on windows picture viewer, fine too.

but once you upload on web - browser can't show the colors as it should, so it'll be to sRGB.

i also tried. open my Adobe RGB profile pictures, once i assign sRGB profile - gone case, skin tones are off and all.
yup. it loses the color thing.

anyway as to monitor calibration, you can get some professionals to tune it for you.

but for me, (currently on my Dell 2007WFP) i see it this way. as long as red, green, blue, white and black are as it is, it's fine by  me. of course it's always better to get it calibrated la if you're picky on colors.

er... simple fact about these stuffs...

Adobe RGB has a wider, or you can put it "hidden" color range. Colors may looked pale when u see it on monitor. Thus its meant for more advanced editing. But mess up the colors then you'll have to start over again, so careful tweaking is needed.

Its the opposite for sRGB. Has so so color range, easy during editing but you wont get the most out of your photos. Colors are "richer" on the surface for sRGB, but you wont get the most out of it.

I use Adobe RGB, then convert them with a ProPhotoRGB profile in Lightroom. Because ProPhotoRGB gives me the best almost accurate colors when i print them out. And if I want to post the photos online. I'll just convert the color profile to sRGB using photoshop once I edited everything.

Things you must know when before you do editing. CALIBRATE your monitor. Spend a few hundred on calibrating hardwares like the Spider2express or newer versions. There's a good calibrating hardware like the Huey Pro too. Cost alot more than the Spider2express. Once you finished calibrating your computer, you get more accurate colors.

Note that the internet uses sRGB, so if you post a photo online with a AdobeRGB as the color profile. Then you'll face risk of losing the colors. Here's an example:


So basicly:

#1: if you want to get the most out of your photos. Use AdobeRGB. It may look pale on your screen, but after a few adjustments, the colors are superb.

#2: Stick to sRGB if you rarely edit your photos, or you just do basic editing like levels and curves.

#3: Invest in a calibrating hardware. It comes with its own software so you can do easy step by steps on monitor calibration.

#4: Don't ask me about ProPhotoRGB. All i know that it has the widest color range known(for me). And the color quality of the print it produced is almost what i see on my monitor.

#5: Remember, if you wanna post your photos online and you're using the AdobeRGB profile. You can change them via photoshop. Go to Edit > Convert to Profile > Under "destination space" > select sRGB IEC 61966-2.1. Then save your photos. Then post them.

Hope this little info helps.

what mode u guys use most often? me is aperture priority and program. still noob on the cam yet.

Other than monitor calibration, we should check the output settings when printing a medium, meaning we have to check the output color profile.
I wonder do you guys check that.

eh i wanna ask something. does IS really important?

eh i wanna ask something. does IS really important?

yes. its really important. so you better buy Sony A200 or Pentax/Olympus because Canon/Nikon don't have IS.

(I'm waiting to be flame in Canon thread )

canon don't have IS build in body horr?