Ist D LCD calibration

Hi Guys I wonder if anyone could help me with this problem.

I have been through the lengthy process of calibrating my monitor (to Peak Imaging perferences). However, my issue is that images look perfect on the LCD of the camera but dull when down loaded to the computer. My ist d LCD seems to show pictures brighter. Does anyone else have this issue and how did you get over it?

I have tried this with 'EXIF's' on and 'Ignored', but the issue remains. I have tried the settings on the camera(brightness etc) but the issue remains.

I want to get to the stage of being able to load up pictures as I see them on my LCD, have them like that on the PC so I can produce contact sheets quickly, as I have ssen other photographers do. At the moment I am having to go into each and every picture in Photoshop elements and change the levels, which is frustrating me .

Can anyone offer any advice, I am new to digital to my learning curve has been more of a vertical climb but I'm getting there!!!

Anna

We haven't gone to any greater trouble than using Adobe Gamma in Control Panel, and what we see on the screen is pretty much what we get from the printers. Maybe we've just been lucky, but I do think it is possible to get too tied up with this as a problem.

I think if we know, for example, that prints are slightly darker than what we see on screen, then a mental adjustment can be made.

It is really better to make the fine adjustments in Photoshop and for the camera to deliver a lower contrast image. In this way, highlights will not so easily be burnt out.

Anna,
Don't forget the following points about the *ist-D LCD (and for that matter, any display):
1. There is a brightness control
2. Ambient light changes the representation, and calibration, of a display

Personally, I find there is not any appreciable difference between the *ist-D LCD and the LCD on my PCs. The PCs have all been calibrated with a Spyder Pro, and there doesn't seem to be a big issue for me.

Generally I use RAW mode - because that gives me an extra one or two stops of latitude when post-processing, plus the ability to adjust the white balance post-shoot. If I use JPG, then I use the AdobeRGB colour space. However, Elements has limited colour space management, and I would suggest you stick to using sRGB (If you have set the *ist-D to AdobeRGB, and are using Elements, and it's assuming sRGB, then the PC images will look very dull).

Colour management and profiling is more scary than learning the *ist-D, and is not easy within Elements. Full Photoshop has full colour management, but even then the subject can catch you out unless you are very switched on!

Bottom line: stick to sRGB JPG, at least until you are comfortable with the whole digital workflow.

Matt