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Profiling a digital camera is a controversial process. There are those that say it's possible, there are those that say it isn't. Some raw converters (such asAdobe Camera RawandLightroom) use their own internal profiles while others (Phase One'sCapture One) provide generic profiles for each camera supported. Most photographers just ignore the whole topic, use what their raw converter gives them, and move along.
But for some photographers, those for whom colour accuracy is vital including product photographers and especially anyone shooting art work such as museums, the use of highly accurate custom profiles is very important.
One approach uses Camera Raw or Lightroom andACR Calibrator from Chromoholics. This is a free Photoshop script that when used in conjunction with a moderately pricedMacbeth Colorcheckerand the calibration function within both LR and ACR, allows those program's embedded profiles to be tweaked for your specific camera. Better than nothing, but still calibration, n...

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