P: Toggling B&W when the default profile is Camera Neutral leaves WB set to an incorrect value
When the Camera Raw default for a camera sets the profile to Camera Neutral or Camera Landscape, toggling B&W on and then off leaves WB changed to Custom with Temp = 5001 and Tint = 10, regardless of the photo or camera. This doesn't occur when the Camera Raw default is set to Adobe Default.
1. Download and import this raw from a Sony RX100 M5:
2. In Develop, set its profile to Camera Neutral. Observe that WB is As Shot, Temp = 5700, and Tint = 11.
3. Create a preset called Camera Neutral, with just Treatment & Profile checked.
4. In Preferences > Presets > Raw Defaults, set Global to the preset Camera Neutral.
5. In Develop, click Reset. Observe that the profile changes to Camera Neutral and WB remains at As Shot, 5700, 11.
6. Click B&W. Observe that the profile changes to Adobe Monochrome and WB remains at As Shot, 5700, 11.
7. Click B&W again. Observe that the profile changes to Camera Neutral (correct) but that WB changes to Custom, Temp = 5001 ,and Tint = 10 (incorrect).
8. Repeat steps 5 - 7 for raws from other cameras that support the profile Camera Neutral. Step 7 always ends with WB changing to Custom, Temp = 5001, Tint = 10 (at least with the 10 cameras I tested from Sony, Canon, and Nikon). Repeat steps 2 - 7 but using Camera Landscape and observe the same incorrect behavior.
9. In Preferences > Presets > Raw defaults, set Global to Adobe Default
10. In Develop, with any of the photos tested previously, click Reset. Observe the profile changes to Adobe Color.
11. Toggle B&W on and off and observe that WB doesn't change (correct).
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