Nikon D700, beta vs. final profiles

I have just installed Camera Raw 5.2 plus final release of color profiles.
For my Nikon D700, I noticed that the beta versions of the camera profiles are closer to the Nikon rendition.
- Final profiles are slightly more bluish;
- Final profiles show some highlight clipping, that's not there in beta versions and Nikon's rendition.

Hi Eric,
Don't know your Adobe email address. I have sent a link to download the NEF to the email address on your personal home page.
Best regards,
Herman

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Mark,
I cannot give you a definitive answer to your question, but I can tell you what file-dates the different D3/D700 profiles have:
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I've noticed that the beta profiles to emulate Nikon picture modes give very sharp transitions into blown highlights. The Adobe modes are better in this respect. Has anyone else noticed this? Otherwise, I really like the profiles. If there's a way I can fix it in the profile editor, I'm open to suggestions.
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fixed point, I'll take a look at this. But in the meantime, try using the DNG Profile Editor with the following steps.
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Hellow,
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This is just too good to miss so i must put my pennyworth in and stir with wooden spoon.
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