Leica Q3 43 images: weird rendering in Lightroom Classic

[Pierre68]

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Hello everybody

I have the Q3 43 since its launch and I have shot quite a few pictures. On thing that I noticed is the when I open the picture files in LRC the image appear for a few second with good color and contrast and after 1-2 seconds turn really dark and over contrasted... Just as if the application took 1-2 second to apply some profile to the image.

I hav set the rendering in camera to STD and have no exposure compensation dialed in.

This annoys me because the pictures seem to be OK for a few second an then I have to spend quite sometime to make the right again. 

Any idea about why this happens and what should I do to correct it.

PS: I have M10R, M10M. Q2 nd SL"-2 and the pictures from this cameras are OK from the start when I open them in LRC

Thanks in advance and happy holiday season to you all

[andybarton]

Have you got LRC to process files automatically on Import?

[Pierre68]

9 minutes ago, andybarton said:

Have you got LRC to process files automatically on Import?

Hello andybarton  and thanx fo the reply

don't think so. The files from other cameras appear to be OK (not processed)

How can I check if there is some automatic processing for the Q3 43 files?
 

[andybarton]

On the Import tab, on the right hand side, what does the "Apply During Import" section say?

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[Pierre68]

8 minutes ago, andybarton said:

On the Import tab, on the right hand side, what does the "Apply During Import" section say?

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In French it says "sans" which stands for "without" so I guess there ar no preset applied, although I do not have files from the Q3 43 to import at the moment.

Could it be the the applied preset vary from one camera to the other?

[andybarton]

Maybe. I only have one digital camera, so cannot tell.

I'll move this to the digital Processing section of the Forum, as there are lots of people there who will be able to help.

[Pierre68]

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6 minutes ago, andybarton said:

Maybe. I only have one digital camera, so cannot tell.

I'll move this to the Digital Processing section of the Forum, as there are lots of people there who will be able to help.

Yes please do that.

And thank you again for your precious help

[andybarton]

You're welcome. It's what the Forum is for.

I hope that others can chip in too.

[Guest]

What you initially see is the embedded JPEG. Soon after that you are seeing the DNG as rendered by LR.

This is more obvious if you set the style to B&W.

[Patrick NL]

1 hour ago, Corius said:

What you initially see is the embedded JPEG. Soon after that you are seeing the DNG as rendered by LR.

This is more obvious if you set the style to B&W.

Exactly. In stead of no profile and let it all to Lightroom/Adobe, use "Embedded profile"  as the basis to work from. That gives me good start with my Q3 28 files.

[Pierre68]

1 hour ago, Patrick NL said:

Exactly. In stead of no profile and let it all to Lightroom/Adobe, use "Embedded profile"  as the basis to work from. That gives me good start with my Q3 28 files.

Thanks I will try that!

[willeica]

6 hours ago, Corius said:

What you initially see is the embedded JPEG. Soon after that you are seeing the DNG as rendered by LR.

This is more obvious if you set the style to B&W.

I acquired a Q3 43 about 2 weeks ago and I find that the amount of in-camera processing is considerable compared to my M10. So when you see a DNG from the camera in Lightroom it is considerably different to what you can see on the camera screen. I have put in 'Camera Settings' as 'Develop Settings' on import and I'll see how that goes. I also find that any Lightroom development of DNGs from the camera has to be very gentle, otherwise you can end up with over-sharpened images, particularly with the new 43mm lens, which is possibly sharper than it needs to be. I'm a traditionalist when it comes to photography and I still follow the principles which I used for film photography for many years. Once I find what works for me with this camera I am going to stick to that for as long as I use the camera.

William 

[Jeff S]

15 hours ago, Pierre68 said:

I hav set the rendering in camera to STD and have no exposure compensation dialed in.

 

This only applies to JPEGs. Why not shoot DNG and, if necessary, create a custom default import setting (and/or build custom pre-set(s)) in LR Classic to give you a more desirable starting point for PP. 

Jeff

[jaapv]

You  can change the aspect of the import settings in Lightroom - you can choose the camera settings, Adobe Default or an enormous number of presets. It is camera specific.

 

 

 

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