DNG converter converts RAW  Adobe RGB color profile to ProPhoto ??

I have a Canon 5D2.  there is an internal switch to shoot RAW files using the Adobe RGB  profile.  when I open a RAW image in CS4, there is no problem.  yet when I open the DNG converted image in CS4, CS4 tells me the image has the ProPhoto color profile.  I can convert back to Adobe RGB, but it adds an extra step and (I think probably) loses information.  I looked for a switch in the DNG converter to speciy the color profile of the converted image, but could not find it.  Any suggestions ?

Hi, Tom.
The real issue here is getting accurate color. You can't get accurate color by setting your monitor profile to sRGB. sRGB is a virtual color space that doesn't describe the exact color gamut of any physical device. But, in order to display sRGB or any color space accurately, you need to get a characterization of your monitor.
Here is an AWESOME way to get access to a colorimeter: http://www.lensrentals.com/rent/pantone-huey-colorimeter Looks like for $32 you can rent this for a week. Go in on this with a friend and profile both of your monitors and hardly pay a thing. If you have a reasonably good quality LCD monitor, this custom profile you make will be fairly accurate for many months. At the very least, this is way more accurate than having no regular calibration at all.
Hope this helps!
Bret

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