Sony A7IV and Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
The Alchemy Color database will start with the cameras I have at arm’s length. One camera goes around your neck, the other one fits in your pocket.
The Sony A7IV is my photo and video workhorse and I believe it’s one of the most balanced options in the market. This camera’s great dynamic range makes it really easy to calibrate with the SuperChroma HR-1. The most saturated and bright patches are far from being clipped when exposed for middle grey. Smaller sensor cameras struggle with this.
The iPhone 15 Pro Max boasts 4 raw capable cameras. These can be used either with the pseudo raw format Apple Pro Raw or real raw captured with Lightroom or any other compatible camera. Both formats look identical after calibration. Until Adobe Camera raw takes advantage of the computational side of Apple ProRaw, ProRaw will just be a fancy HEIC with white balance in post and a lot of denoising applied.
Apple ProRaw – Left: ProRaw profile – Right: Calibrated
Real Raw – Left: Adobe Color default – Right: Calibrated
My camera collection
Left to right, top to bottom: Sony A7IV, Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max, Olympus E-400, Olympus E-420, Canon EOS 5DMKII, Canon Powershot G12, Canon Powershot S110, Fujifilm X20, Fujifilm X-E2, Sony DSC F-828, Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K, Canon EOS 50E (analog).
Some of these cameras will be used for emulation too, namely the CCD ones: Olympus E-400 and Canon G12. For Fujifilm emulations I want to get my hands on a newer model, namely a X-100V with a more granular control of color. Does anyone want one of these models calibrated? If so, it can be done quickly, aside from the EOS 50e, obviously. Leave a comment or email us as info@alchemycolor.com.