Peter Mendelson
New member
I had prepared a lengthy post and accidentally deleted it before posting, so I will keep this short.
I switched to using Silkypix since I did not like the results I was getting with RSP on skin tones. Dave Knechtges saw one of my posts and emailed me about a 5D profile he created for RSP. I have been using it for a few days and really like it - the skin tones are much more pleasant and there is more room in the headlights. Check out his website for more information and his contact information (I have no affiliation with him): http://www.knechtges.org/ColorProfiles.html.
I think you will be very pleasantly surprised and you don't have much to lose (I think the profile is around $10 with a free minor upgrade). Anyway, below are some comparisons I did between RSP with CE lowsat and RSP with Dave's profiles (there are more comparisons on his page). All I did after adjusting the files was to switch between the two color profiles. I took these shots a few hours ago on the 5D at ISO800:
RSP plus CE:
http://peterm1.smugmug.com/photos/75331863-L.jpg
RSP plus Dave's profile:
http://peterm1.smugmug.com/photos/75331875-L.jpg
RSP plus CE:
http://peterm1.smugmug.com/photos/75331871-L.jpg
RSP plus Dave's profile:
http://peterm1.smugmug.com/photos/75331880-L.jpg
I would be interested to hear others' thoughts as well.
Regards,
Peter
I switched to using Silkypix since I did not like the results I was getting with RSP on skin tones. Dave Knechtges saw one of my posts and emailed me about a 5D profile he created for RSP. I have been using it for a few days and really like it - the skin tones are much more pleasant and there is more room in the headlights. Check out his website for more information and his contact information (I have no affiliation with him): http://www.knechtges.org/ColorProfiles.html.
I think you will be very pleasantly surprised and you don't have much to lose (I think the profile is around $10 with a free minor upgrade). Anyway, below are some comparisons I did between RSP with CE lowsat and RSP with Dave's profiles (there are more comparisons on his page). All I did after adjusting the files was to switch between the two color profiles. I took these shots a few hours ago on the 5D at ISO800:
RSP plus CE:
http://peterm1.smugmug.com/photos/75331863-L.jpg
RSP plus Dave's profile:
http://peterm1.smugmug.com/photos/75331875-L.jpg
RSP plus CE:
http://peterm1.smugmug.com/photos/75331871-L.jpg
RSP plus Dave's profile:
http://peterm1.smugmug.com/photos/75331880-L.jpg
I would be interested to hear others' thoughts as well.
Regards,
Peter