jaapv Posted March 10, 2011 Share #21 Posted March 10, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Maybe one of the mods could change the thread title to something less provoking? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted March 10, 2011 Posted March 10, 2011 Hi jaapv, Take a look here Lens profiles for Leica lenses?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
andybarton Posted March 10, 2011 Share #22 Posted March 10, 2011 Such as? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted March 10, 2011 Share #23 Posted March 10, 2011 Lens profiles for Leica lenses? Just a suggestion.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted March 10, 2011 Share #24 Posted March 10, 2011 That sounds reasonable - the title is a bit provocative Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
01af Posted March 10, 2011 Share #25 Posted March 10, 2011 It's down to Adobe. No, it's not. Actually I am waiting for Leica to provide manufacturer-made lens profiles for use with Adode Camera Raw and Lightroom since the lens profile feature was introduced. Sigma was very quick with providing profiles for all current Sigma lenses. Leica, however, keeps sleeping—which is particularly aggravating as Lightroom is bundled as Leica's official post-processing software package, so they should be interested in taking full advantage of all the features this software has to offer Unfortunately, the Adobe Lens Profile format is poorly designed so it's unable to address colour casts that vary across the frame. Still, it's better than no profile at all, as it can address geometric distortions and light fall-off. Anyway ... until Leica eventually wake up, I am using the Alpa Lens Corrector plug-in for Photoshop (which addresses geometry only); it has lens profiles for all current (and a few older) Leica M lenses. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jplomley Posted March 10, 2011 Share #26 Posted March 10, 2011 I would expect LR 3.4 to include something akin to C1 Pro's LCC feature. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaHo Posted March 11, 2011 Share #27 Posted March 11, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Well, it looks like the profiles are starting to appear, just a little slowly (and poorly documented.) I noticed today that the new release candidate for Lightroom (3.4) mentioned some Leica lenses, only they were mis-labeled as Nikons in the press release: Lens Mount Lens Name Nikon Leica APO-MACRO-SUMMARIT-S 1:2.5/120mm Nikon Leica SUMMARIT-S 1:2.5/35mm ASPH. Nikon Leica SUMMARIT-S 1:2.5/70 mm ASPH. Downloading the latest version ( found here ) shows the following profiles: Of course, just my luck... they aren't lenses I own. Though I suppose I could buy one, just to see if the correction works... Cheers, James Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterv Posted March 11, 2011 Share #28 Posted March 11, 2011 Actually I don't want any digital fiddling with my lens character, I have Leica lenses for the way they render. They don't need "improvement" . Seems Leica/Adobe have different thoughts about this... Oh well, it's just for those mediocre S lenses Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw 6.4 | digital camera raw file support - Adobe Labs i think it's a good thing Leica/Adobe provide this option, users are free to use this if they feel it enhances there photo's. Can't see anything wrong with that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted March 12, 2011 Share #29 Posted March 12, 2011 Though I suppose I could buy one, just to see if the correction works... You realize, of course, that these are for the S2. The set of 3 lenses would only cost you about $19k before tax. Or, you could wait for the CS versions and spend another $4k. Oh, but then you'd probably want the camera, too...add another $23-$28k before tax. Let us know how things work. Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted March 15, 2011 Share #30 Posted March 15, 2011 Seems Leica/Adobe have different thoughts about this... Oh well, it's just for those mediocre S lenses Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw 6.4 | digital camera raw file support - Adobe Labs i think it's a good thing Leica/Adobe provide this option, users are free to use this if they feel it enhances there photo's. Can't see anything wrong with that. As long as we don't know what the lens profiles actually correct, it is nearly impossible to say anything about it. At a guess I would say that the S2 lenses are so perfect that "character" read specific aberrations, does not come into the equation. More likely a remnant of vignetting and distortion is finetuned here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ho_co Posted March 15, 2011 Share #31 Posted March 15, 2011 You're right Peter. If it gets done, it's a plus. Perhaps Adobe will soon begin introducing them for the M. For my Nikon equipment, I find the idea of lens profiles a no-brainer necessity. For Leica, it's much less necessary. But if they come, I'll use them. Even if the profiles are dummies that don't do anything, I'll feel that "someone cared." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterv Posted March 17, 2011 Share #32 Posted March 17, 2011 As long as we don't know what the lens profiles actually correct, it is nearly impossible to say anything about it. That was precisely my point At a guess I would say that the S2 lenses are so perfect that "character" read specific aberrations, does not come into the equation. More likely a remnant of vignetting and distortion is finetuned here. Again, every lens design is in a way a compromise, so if software can help in PP, I see no shame in that. The S lenses are no doubt outstanding, so they can come a long way without "software correction". Still I'm happy that Leica/adobe offer the option. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cj1 Posted May 1, 2011 Share #33 Posted May 1, 2011 C 1 does a very good job at getting rid of purple fringing and other nasty colored fringes. Lr is pretty bad at that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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