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Participating Frequently
December 17, 2011
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P: Support lens profiles for Olympus ZUIKO Digital lenses (E-System)

  • December 17, 2011
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Will Adobe provide lens profiles for the OLYMPUS DIGITAL ZUIKO four thirds lenses, i.e., the super high grade and high grade lenses of the professional OLYMPUS E-System?

OLYMPUS does not support software of other organizations.

For this reason, E-System photographers urgently need Adobe's support to benefit from lens profiles for the E-System that perfectly match into an ACR based workflow.

Note that OLYMPUS cameras of the E-System are already supported by ACR, whereas we miss the lens profiles of the same system.

Thanks.

74 replies

Inspiring
January 10, 2012
Hi All,
in my opinion, the E-30 should be added as it is a camera between the two groups, as well the 25mm Pancake f 2.8 as it may be used from the pros as well for special purposes.
Legend
December 26, 2011
Thanks. Let me talk to the people that maintain the downloader about the Olympus pop-up.

Also, thanks for the prioritized list and offering to contribute to the community.
Participating Frequently
December 25, 2011
Hi Jeffrey!

Thank you for your reply. You have a good answer and a good solution, nothing to complain.
Unfortunately for OLYMPUS, the Adobe Lense Profile Downloader has a bug:

If you select "OLYMPUS" from the Camera Make drop down menu, you will not find one profile.
You have to type by hand "OLYMPUS IM" into the Camera Make field and then you will find a small selection of camera profiles.

I think and I hope you agree that this "bug" is little known to the community
that wants to use Adobe Lens Profile Downloader for the OLYMPUS Four Thirds system.
As a consequence, the list cannot be representative for the OLYMPUS needs and interests around the world.
Maybe Adobe needs to additionally support the OLYMPUS four thirds system - just because of that bug.

I will give a list of camera bodies and lenses that represent the part of the OLYMPUS E-System - extra for professional demands.
The consumer level of the E-system might be substituted by newer developments such as the micro four thirds system in the future,
where the OLYMPUS PEN is a good example.
But nevertheless of the latest micro four thirds developments on the market,
please do not forget about the E-System of OLYMPUS for professionals, the OLYMPUS four thirds system.

Four Thirds Porfessional Series:
A.) OLYMPUS Professional Camera Bodies
E-5
E-3
http://asia.olympus-imaging.com/produ...

B.) Super High Grade Lenses
ZUIKO Digital ED 7-14mm F4.0
ZUIKO Digital ED 14-35mm F2.0 SWD
ZUIKO Digital ED 35-100mm F2.0
ZUIKO Digital ED 90-250mm F2.8
ZUIKO Digital ED 150mm F2.0
ZUIKO Digital ED 300mm F2.8

C.) High Grade Lenses
ZUIKO Digital 11-22mm F2.8-3.5
ZUIKO Digital 12-60mm F2.8-4.0 SWD
ZUIKO Digital 14-54mm F2.8-3.5
ZUIKO Digital 14-54mm F2.8-3.5 II
ZUIKO Digital ED 50-200mm F2.8-3.5 SWD
ZUIKO Digital ED 50-200mm F2.8-3.5
ZUIKO Digital ED 8mm F3.5 Fisheye
ZUIKO Digital ED 50mm F2.0 Macro

http://asia.olympus-imaging.com/produ...

PTLens offers camera profiles for theses lenses, but unfortunately - it is a Photoshop plug-in and does not support ACR.
The lens correction should take place at an early stage of the workflow.
A correction with a PS plug-in would be too late for the raw workflow.

If I will find some time, I will make use of the Adobe Lense Profile Creator and publish the results on Adobe's platform.
But still, these lenses from OLYMPUS definitely deserve more attention than is currently evident.

Thank you for your time.
Regards
Gerald
Legend
December 19, 2011
Thanks for the request. If you weren't aware already, you can create your own lens profiles with the Adobe Lens Profile Creator or you can download user-contributed profile for that lenses through the Adobe Lens Profile Downloader.