CL in-camera color rendering question

[Porchpockler]

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Yeah...that didn't work...I'm really curious if it is a defect of some sort?

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[jaapv]

There are differences in calibration between LCDs, these things are not very consistent mass products. It it differs vastly from the camera output or another CL under the same circumstances, you might consider having Leica look at it.

[ramarren]

I hadn't taken my CL out for a walk for a while, so I carried it with me today on my bicycle ride and then on my late afternoon walk. It's set to capture DNG only. The on-screen previews on the camera's LCD look about the same as the preview files in Lightroom Classic with the default raw conversion settings. 

If you're not getting that sort of imaging fidelity, it's probably worth sending to Leica to have it evaluated. Don't let the indoor white balance fool you ... judge against sunlit exposures only. 

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[Le Chef]

If you shoot RAW/DNG what you see from a color perspective in the EVF/LCD is a complete irrelevance as you will color correct in your post software. Let it go and focus on composition and exposure.

[Porchpockler]

9 hours ago, Le Chef said:

If you shoot RAW/DNG what you see from a color perspective in the EVF/LCD is a complete irrelevance as you will color correct in your post software. Let it go and focus on composition and exposure.

I think you are absolutely right...I don't want to be without my CL and as long as the DNGs are rendering correctly, letting go is the way to go (admittedly it has been bugging me a little b/c the colors are so distorted...maybe I can parlay my dissonance into better photos somehow...one can always dream).

[wda]

37 minutes ago, Porchpockler said:

I think you are absolutely right...I don't want to be without my CL and as long as the DNGs are rendering correctly, letting go is the way to go (admittedly it has been bugging me a little b/c the colors are so distorted...maybe I can parlay my dissonance into better photos somehow...one can always dream).

That is a good approach.  In slow time, you can present your concerns, with supporting evidence,  to Leica in Germany while continuing to enjoy your CL.

[T_camerafans]

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Same here , I have an old leica T for 2 years. love the color rendering so much until last year bought the CL for the iso improvement. Very disappointed , especially the indoor color rendering , I am struggling selling the CL to a TL2 to see if the color improve or not. But since they are the same generation and similar cmos I afraid the different will not be large. 

[jaapv]

The colours are not set by the camera but by your raw converter from DNG. Improving your postprocessing skills is more productive than switching cameras. The best solution is to set up a fully colour managed workflow. 

[wda]

1 hour ago, T_camerafans said:

Same here , I have an old leica T for 2 years. love the color rendering so much until last year bought the CL for the iso improvement. Very disappointed , especially the indoor color rendering , I am struggling selling the CL to a TL2 to see if the color improve or not. But since they are the same generation and similar cmos I afraid the different will not be large. 

I am sorry to say this is a case of blaming your tools,,when you should be mastering your post-processing skills. Save yourself money and seek alternative solutions. 

[T_camerafans]

I know post-processing will do but one of the reason of using a leica is because it’s color characteristics , the special color tone that leica can provide. I only shoot jpg and I am just expressing my feeling from upgrading an old leica T body to a CL. I respect all of you have good post-processing skills however if all can be done in post-processing state then as you said all of the other camera can also do the work. So what’s the point of using a leica. I think they present more than a simple tool. 

[jaapv]

If you only shoot JPG all bets are off - you are throwing away more than half the data that the camera provides... You can only see what Leica really can provide if you use raw and process to your taste. JPG is fine for social media, Internet use, PJs etc. but it does not use the camera to its full potential. Leica JPGs are notoriously ho-hum, although they are getting better lately. Having said that, if you are happy using them, by all means. But it appears from your post that you are not...