If accurate colour is a high priority for you, you might consider getting a colorimeter to calibrate your monitor. Most of them require a minimum of being able to change your RGB settings on your monitor. Settings will be different depending on what you are trying to match. Digital output is usually 6500K with 2.2 Gamma. Because I mostly work for print, my calibration is set for 5000K at 1.8 Gamma to better match printing on paper. Home printing is a whole other issue, requiring the printer getting a correct profile based on the other peripherals in the system.
I have done a lot of this - I have an old Canon Pixma 1, an expensive (but ancient) pro level printer calibrated for the profile I use on Gimp. The prints, from 4x6 to 11x14 are pretty much ideal. It's just forums ( I belong to a couple of shooting forums as well) that I have a little trouble with - ie the snapshot medium.
Frankly, 90% of what I do is B&W film and printing (did I mention I was a luddite?
) and it's only an annoyance. I don't use a cell phone which takes care of most of these problems with built-in flash and color balance - and even my 10 year old DSLRs are old school. I actually use them as exposure meters for my 4x5s and 5x7s, gaining useable color files and a well exposed b&w large format negatives from the same outing. What I post here are just snaps from my little Pentax Ks-2 and there is different lighting and daylight mix with every shot I post. I'm the architect of my own troubles
and whine a lot.
where did you get it?
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