X-Rite Color Checker Passport (Mac/PC)

I bit the bullet and reluctantly stumped up the price for this x-rite colour checker. Prior to this I had been trying to calibrate with a cheaper printed card version. I had given up and ended up using the adobe 4.4 profile in lightroom as it seemed to do a far better job.Once I opened the x-rite I realised immediately how inaccurate the spurious printed card was and why I had had so many problems. Also how much time I had wasted. It's also very easy to create profiles in lightroom and I now have one for each studio light set up. It works, the colours on my calibrated monitor look spot on and I can relax in the knowledge they are accurate. With the time it saves and the accuracy it adds I feel silly for not having this before.I couldn't work without this and I have gone from thinking it was overpriced to an essential tool for which I would be prepared to pay double.

I liked it when I got this colour checker in this nice box, with disc to set up software and plug in to your computer, well I downloaded everything straight from the site, they send you links when You register your product. It doesn’t look cheap as many people tell, and yeah it’s expensive, overpriced? Maybe, but I believe it makes its job, the colours are true and checked by this company who works specific with colours for years, and for me it’s another purchase to minimise my time for corrections, especially when you are that kind of perfectionist and time saver, this one not for video but I’ll use it for both ways anyway.

I believe the package is very good with the software to make the custom profiles. I am pretty sure about the accuracy of colours (not that I am, by any means, an expert).My only complaint is about the 'plasticy' nature of the passport. I think it's fairly easy to carry and pack in this format but when it comes to opening the passport it can be a little stiff. One day I tried opening it my fingers slipped onto the actual colour pads and my finger nails scraped one of them ruining the surface. They are not hard wearing and I am hoping that the little scratch I made has not effected the accuracy of the colours.I had already read about this in other reviews and still managed to do this by accident. All I will say is that: if you do use this, then please use it with care, because it's not really built for all weathers!

I use a 5D4 and a collection of Canon's best L lenses. I shoot mostly studio portraiture, outdoor portraiture in mixed lighting (natural + strobe), landscapes and travel photography. I am obsessed with image quality. I process in Capture One, and make my colour profiles with Lumariver Profile Designer.This product has totally revolutionised the colour accuracy and quality of my pictures, and saved me massive amounts of time in post. It's a whole new World. I will never be without one of these again. In fact, I'd go so far as to say that without this product (or one like it), truly accurate colour rendition is not possible.It's an absolute must-have. If you're a pro, this is a no-brainer.

I wouldn't be without this. It is a great piece of kit for anyone serious about their workflow using Adobe or other DNG profiled products. I use it with Lightroom and Photoshop CC 2014 via Adobe RAW. I also use it to calibrate my Sekonic L-478D meter which can use this to set calibration for each body/lens/ISO/lighting condition.It is very well made and folds flat for easy carrying. Why anyone who uses Adobe products would not want to spend 2 minutes setting a white balance then taking a test shot with the colour patches is beyond me. It is also much better value than 'alternative' similar products out there.

Perfect colortoolkit for color management. It has three targets to use in an protective case, very handy to have with me all time.The combination to create custom whitebalance and calibrate my cameras sensor with this color referenses in different lights,saves lots of editing time. This kit can be used with Lightroom and Photoshop, very easy to create profiles in there, and apply toall the other pictures. It is allso easier to add warmth to skin tones, or boost the deep greens or blues in a landscape, with thecreative enhancement target. Thats the digital attitude it can make you happy, or it can make you sad. I use my tools to get satisfaction.

One problem with your typical Nikon and Canon cameras (and everyone else to be fair) is that they change the colours in images to look "better", whatever that means to them. It makes it hard or impossible to get proper accurate real life colours, especially with skin tones. Set up a proper profile with this though, and you'll be getting exactly what your camera sees. Blues and reds were especially improved.Great for setting an accurate white balance too, and super easy to use. Any photographer interested in having accurate colours all the way through their workflow from camera, to computer screen, to printer needs one of these as part of the process.I'm happy seeing the true colours of life, not NikonColour or CanonColour.

Having several cameras I need to colour match them, which this product does with Adobe software. It is a shame that it is impossible to download the Affinity Photo software due to an error on the website application page (looking for input on a field that does not exist).Will be upgraded to 5 star if web page fixed.