Camera Calibration / Camera Profile Setting for K200D in ACR?

LensScribe · 07-22-2009, 10:45 AM

Does anyone know of any camera profiles for the camera calibration section of Adobe Camera Raw for the K200D. I went through a phase of shooting RAW before deciding that I'd save it for select instances (and use the RAW button), as it simply fills my HDD unnecessarily, and I figure I've still got enough to learn regarding processing jpgs.

Now I have a few days worth of RAW files that I'd like to batch process in the same manner my camera does (as I rather like the JPGs from camera with my current setting).

Any suggestions?

**Marc Sabatella** · 07-22-2009, 05:25 PM

If you prefer the results from the camera to the results from ACR, the easiest way to replicate them would be to simply do the batch job in PPL.

But frankly, I think you have it backwards if you're trying to master processing JPEG before tackling RAW. Processing RAW is far simpler and more effective than processing JPEG. I'd say it takes a really good RAW shooter to truly understand how to squeeze the best reults out of JPEG, not the other way around.

photog · 07-23-2009, 02:29 AM

The K10 and the k20 both use the standard profiles adobe supply. Both are available in AdobeCameraRaw 5.4 and Lightroom 2 and I would be surprised if not already available for k200.
I use Adobe 4.4, you might prefer Pentax 4.4 if you want the result to be as camera like as possible. By the time I have finished file-tuning the image it hardly matters which you use.

attack11 · 07-23-2009, 08:21 AM

new profiles are always better. just like acr 5.4 is better at processing raws than 3 was. the newest adobe standard are great.