Calibrite ColorChecker Passport Photo 2

I secured a job photographing some art work, this was a great purchase to ensure colour accuracy. Very portable great quality and functions very well. Just follow the simple instructions. I was able to reproduce prints of the art work (with the right printer) much more accurately than the professional print places they tried.

What do you say about the equipment command that matters most in every photographer's frame? I used to use the Classic mini, but overall colorCjecker passport photo 2 jr is just an amazing piece of equipment. We've all had at least one problem delivering a photo with the real colors they are. Especially when it comes to red roses, let's say any other sensitive objects. In marketing, every detail is very important, especially a faithful bird of color. ColorChecker allows us to do that. I'm really not exaggerating when I say that ColorChecker photo 2 is the most important piece of equipment that can always be used everywhere. It's great made, although the compounds could have been made a little better because sometimes it looks like something's going to break. It's just that feeling, and don't worry. It'll probably lie down in time. I could write about this by tomorrow, but for last Let me just say it again: even though it's an expensive product, I know, it's worth more than that, because it'il save you a lot of time. Quite simply, it should be your primary piece of equipment. Thank you Calibrite for a product like this! Great recommendation!

Product is incomplete on sale - absolutely not acceptable. Manufacturing failed, QA possibly must focus on the improvement. Calibrite contact with me and apologise for the inconvenience - customer support very helpful. They explain situation and very quick react on the manufacture process improvement. Also Calibrite offered me a free replacement. Thank you Calibrite for sorting this issue out.

My calibrate photo checked passport 2 arrived covered in dust which I think has come from the cardboard packaging as can be seen in my photos. Some of the dust blew off but a lot remained so having checked the manual the advice is to gently brush off any dust, which was fine for the most part but has left my black swatch with a sheen instead of being matt. This may not matter in practice, however I shouldn’t be opening this kind of kit and finding specks of dust all over a lot of delicate colour swatches. The case seems to come in for a lot of criticism and I can see why. When you open the colour checker ensure that you press the central leaf firmly into its divot, and then pop the lid for whichever side you need, they are detented which is good but I would say they’re overly stiff and you have to be forceful with it the first few times they’re opened, though this should ease up with use. That very same stiffness may, as with other reviewers, end up with you putting a finger or thumb on a swatch so be careful. In terms of performance the calibrite/x-rite colorcheckers have a good reputation, I already own a colorchecker digital sg which I use for colour matching video across multiple cameras which is handled in the davinci resolve studio software by picking out the same 24 colour patches as are present in the colorchecker passport. Calibrite do sell a colorchecker specifically for this purpose which aligns colour reproduction much more nicely with a vector scope which may be more important if you’re filming professionally, but it’s more expensive, the grey swatch is too small to be reasonably used to set the white balance in camera. I’ve had good results with the sg and I just wanted something more portable that I can throw in a camera bag with the rest of my gear. The lanyard is a nice touch and includes a quick release should you need to disconnect it for any reason. It might seem that this is quite a pricey piece of kit for a bunch of coloured squares, but as with anything of this nature you’re paying for colour accuracy and calibration, and I can tell you that if you’re filming multi-cam, especially across different models, being able to get your colours close in post with a minimum of fuss will save you so much time that the colorchecker will soon pay for itself.

great addition to the photography kit. Wonderful functionality, easy to use and great support and instruction videos from calibrite if you need it.

Feels like it will break every time I open it. It is not smooth to open at all and requires quite a lot of pressure. I have probably gotten a dud. I have used older versions, and they are much smoother. The plastic on this version seems quite cheap and bendy. 07/2022 version if anyone needs to know. Otherwise, it's a colour calibration chart - fairly standard and hard to get too wrong. Seems to calibrate fine in Lightroom.

A must have tool for all photographers, good for setting the proper white balance in-camera,but also to properly calibrate your screen and your Adobe lightroom classic.

Having a colour checker with grey cards is a must have for any serious photographer. Including it in the first photograph taken in a session will ensure that you can get the correct white balance and accurate colours in all of your pictures. Calibrite is a very good brand and the cards that come with this ColorChecker Passport pretty much cover you for all eventualities for correct colour matching. The case is well designed and can stand on its own if needed. You also get links to free downloadable calibration software and user guides with the product.

Zawiasy ciężko chodzą. Przy otwieraniu i składaniu muszę używać dużo siły.... przez to mam wrażenie, że obudowa zaraz pęknie i się zepsuje.

Very bad quality, paying 550 aed for such cheap quality?

De kaart is niet goedkoop maar nog juist betaalbaar. Ze is zeer goed gemaakt. Voor het maken van een cameraprofiel, om bijvoorbeeld in Adobe Lightroom te gebruiken, moet de foto die men van de kaart maakt worden belicht met licht van de exact juiste kleurtemperatuur en kleurenspectrum, bv. professionele flitsers. Anders gaat het profiel kleurverschuivingen toepassen wat het tegendeel is van het beoogde doel. Voor een amateur is het kleurprofiel maken dus gemakkelijker gezegd dan gedaan. Voor een professionele fotograaf of voor iemand die gebruik kan maken van zulke flitsinstallatie, geen probleem.

Es compacta, fácil de llevar y el proceso es rápido. Si hubieran puesto una rosca para ponerlo en un trípode sería más práctico, aunque ya no quedaría tan plano al cerrarlo. Calibrando con él, cuando está expuesta correctamente la imagen, no hace falta tocar nada en el revelado (para gustos los colores :) ). Las bisagras suenan y da sensación de que se va a romper como comentan en otras reseñas. Supongo que con el uso se irá ablandando. Sobre el precio ¿cuál es el precio de tener los colores correctos en una foto de un producto o bodegón?

There are a lot of reviews (here and YouTube) saying it's expensive for a piece of plastic. Yes, if all you were buying was a piece of plastic, it would be overpriced. But, you aren't. You're buying the plastic as well as the integrated software and support that comes with it. Really, this is a great value and it has saved me countless amount of hours when editing. I shoot a lot of food and products so making sure that colors are exactly how they are in real life is important. Using just a standard white balance card is not enough. I had purchased an $8 white balance card set. Between that $8 and this $100 (roughly) passport, my regret is wasting the $8 in the past. If you shoot photos of food, products, or anything where correct colors are important, this is a must. Cheaping out and getting anything less won't give you the easy-to-use plugins for Lr and you'll still have to spend hours making sure everything is correct. Don't waste your money elsewhere, just get this and be happy you did.