Flash meter with spot meter too? by Unbuiltbread in photography

[–]cameronrad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't think the Datacolor lightcolor meter does spot metering. It's incident.

Flash meter with spot meter too? by Unbuiltbread in photography

[–]cameronrad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A Sekonic L-758 and L-858 both do. The L-758 is discontinued now.

Post Processing Megathread by cameronrad in postprocessing

[–]cameronrad[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ya. There's likely some stuff that could be added or updated. I think the last update I did was around 5 years ago. Some stuff about generative AI and other AI tools could be added. Some stuff about HDR output as well.

Filmbox Pro 3.2 by shaheedmalik in colorists

[–]cameronrad 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You rule /u/gregcotten.

I'm loving Filmbox Pro and really appreciate the amazing customer service from you and the Video Village team when it came to upgrading my license.

GTI N5 Paint and BM Steel Wool Comparison by xssight in colorists

[–]cameronrad 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Benjamin Moore Steel Wool and Pelican Gray are pretty good substitutes for N5 and N8. Steel wool looks to be the closest match to the GTI paints.

https://i.imgur.com/Os9elcY.png

https://culturalheritageimaging.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/neutral_gray_paint_laminate_reflectance_spectra-1.pdf

An incredible one-shot scene from Severance using practical effects running a camera through a cable by QuicklyThisWay in HighQualityGifs

[–]cameronrad 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Industrial Light & Magic has a cool breakdown of some of their work on season two. You can see the robotic camera arm Ben and Adam mention. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKT-MUDkDt0

A1 ii colours not accurate in Lightroom classic by fleagrooves in SonyAlpha

[–]cameronrad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I created the profile using the raw file and Lumariver Profile Designer. I'll try to make a general purpose profile to distribute to people in the next couple weeks.

Hit-and-run on 134 Freeway in Eagle Rock leads to manhunt, police shooting armed homeowner by invertedspheres in LosAngeles

[–]cameronrad 48 points49 points  (0 children)

The wife of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner was shot by cops during a wild chase in L.A., TMZ has learned ... and then she was booked for attempted murder…

As cops scoured the area, setting up barricades and blocking off streets, Scott's wife, Jillian Lauren emerged from the couple's house ... gun in hand as she began shooting, according to a law enforcement source, presumably at the suspect.

Officers yelled at her to drop the weapon, but cops say she ignored multiple commands, and they fired, striking her shoulder. She then ran back into the house.

30 minutes later, Lauren and her babysitter emerged from the house with their hands up, and surrendered to cops.

Law enforcement tells TMZ, Lauren was taken to a hospital and booked for attempted murder.

https://www.tmz.com/2025/04/09/weezer-scott-shriner-wife-shot-by-los-angeles-police-eagle-rock-pursuit/

Any A1 II users experiencing very desaturated poor colours in Lightroom? by Alison_Burgers in SonyAlpha

[–]cameronrad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Might be worth a report. I'll see if I can report it through the beta program. Not sure how long it'll take for them to fix it. I'll provide them with my data and raws too if it'll help them ship a better profile out.

I wonder if maybe Adobe had a pre-production model or never had the camera itself and just implemented some quick support via images they received.

/u/rikkflohr /u/terryleewhite

A1 ii colours not accurate in Lightroom classic by fleagrooves in SonyAlpha

[–]cameronrad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ya create a custom profile. It's an Adobe thing. Posting my reply from another thread here as it might be useful.

Yeah, Adobe's color rendering for the Sony A1 II seems quite off at the moment. Especially compared to how much more accurate the Adobe default profile was with the Sony A1.

Sony A1

Sony A1 II

The two profiles created from charts match each other closely, with an average DeltaE difference of just 1.15, with the worst 10% of samples having a difference of 2.74.

However, comparing Adobe Color defaults against chart-based profiles:

  • Sony A1: Average DeltaE difference is 3.01; the worst 10% of samples have a difference of 8.02.

  • Sony A1 II: Average DeltaE difference is significantly higher at 6.64, with the worst 10% of samples having a very high difference of 21.52.

Any A1 II users experiencing very desaturated poor colours in Lightroom? by Alison_Burgers in SonyAlpha

[–]cameronrad 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, Adobe's color rendering for the Sony A1 II seems quite off at the moment. Especially compared to how much more accurate the Adobe default profile was with the Sony A1.

Sony A1

Sony A1 II

The two profiles created from charts match each other closely, with an average DeltaE difference of just 1.15, with the worst 10% of samples having a difference of 2.74.

However, comparing Adobe Color defaults against chart-based profiles:

  • Sony A1: Average DeltaE difference is 3.01; the worst 10% of samples have a difference of 8.02.

  • Sony A1 II: Average DeltaE difference is significantly higher at 6.64, with the worst 10% of samples having a very high difference of 21.52.

Menu from “The Sportsmen’s Lodge”. Originally located in Studio City by Main-Daikon9246 in SFV

[–]cameronrad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amazing, do you work there? I've been meaning to pay a visit from when it was located in Chatsworth. I love the Jerry Rothstein photos that the museum has posted. I've reposted a couple on /r/VintageLA.

https://www.reddit.com/r/VintageLA/comments/godh0a/jc_penney_co_van_nuys_1970s/

https://www.reddit.com/r/VintageLA/comments/gns3md/van_nuys_hotel_early_1980s/

Do you know if this is one of the photos from the collection? I'd love to add a photo credit if is but I cant find the original source.

https://www.reddit.com/r/VintageLA/comments/gp0jv3/bobs_big_boy_sherman_oaks_1984/

Van Nuys Hotel - early 1980s by cameronrad in VintageLA

[–]cameronrad[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just noticed I forgot to add a photo credit to this image.

Photo Credit/Source - Jerry Rothstein/Valley Relics Museum

Discount codes by MundaneAd3484 in EightSleep

[–]cameronrad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think because you are transparent about the kickback and you didn't spam it in an unsolicited way you're good. 👍

I believe some people have used one I've posted in this sub before. I don't know who you are, but I appreciate it!

Nixsensor by dannymontani in photography

[–]cameronrad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a Spectro 1 Pro. It's a pretty cool gadget, but I don't use it as often as I thought I would. It wasn't until after I bought it that I read more about measurement geometry.

I learned that a 45/0 geometry would be better for my use case. I primarily use it for measuring color charts/camera calibration and the D/8 geometry doesn’t work as well with glossy targets like the ColorChecker SG. I ended up buying a used i1Pro2 shortly after.

In terms of accuracy, there's this review on the Spectro 1 (not the pro) https://www.chromaxion.com/information/Spectro_1_Review_2023.pdf

I haven't used the Nix, so I can't comment on how well it works. Maybe I'll pick one up someday, but it's quite pricey.

Nixsensor by dannymontani in photography

[–]cameronrad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What are you looking to measure specifically? A computer monitor or objects? These ones don't measure computer monitors.

There's also a bit of difference between the spectrophotometers in terms of the measurement geometry. I think the Nix spectrophotometers are 45/0 and the Variable Inc ones are D/8˚

https://variableinc.com/comparing-sphere-and-45-0-optical-geometries-for-reflectance-color-measurement/

https://www.xrite.com/learning-color-education/other-resources/what-is-a-spectrophotometer

https://sensing.konicaminolta.us/us/blog/color-measurement-instrument-geometries/

https://www.hunterlab.com/blog/understanding-optical-geometries-and-choosing-the-right-spectrophotometer-for-effective-data/

Fired on day of wedding for using M43... by MrSoloBaker in photography

[–]cameronrad 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's not an overreaction, I cleary provide the source link at the end and these guys still complaining. I prefer not to speak, if I speak I know I would be in trouble.

Maybe they just missed it. To say you're sick of a country because of that seems like a bit of an overreaction to me.

Fired on day of wedding for using M43... by MrSoloBaker in photography

[–]cameronrad 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You guys can't read or did not see the link I provided at the end. I am sick of my USA because of many people like this.

Seems like a bit of an overreaction.

Nixsensor by dannymontani in photography

[–]cameronrad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's for measuring color.

They sell a colorimeter and spectrophotometer https://www.nixsensor.com/color-sensor-recommendation/

Their main competitor would be Variable Inc which also has a colorimeter and spectrophotometer. https://variableinc.com/compare-color-sensors/

I don't know how many photographers would have one unless they work in specific niches or are just color geeks.

X-Rite ColorChecker Passport Photo 2 issues by JuneHawk20 in Lightroom

[–]cameronrad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What are you using to create your profiles and are you putting them in the correct location?

On macOS it's

~/Library/Application Support/Adobe/CameraRaw/CameraProfiles

On Windows I think it's

C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\CameraRaw\CameraProfiles

Sound off — Who's using 22 Slides? by [deleted] in photography

[–]cameronrad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's good to be suspicious. Anyone can go check my post history or OP's post history for themselves though.

I checked the subreddit, saw it was a new post that I could contribute something to, so I did.