Wide gamut changes?

[Control Z]

It seems that many new computer screens display a wider color gamut than a few years ago (like Microsoft Surface, Macbook Pro, iPad pro, etc.).  If you have  a wide gamut screen, do you still advise staying in sRGB the whole way through?  I assume yes, but is that based on the fact that most printers and a good portion of other people's displays are not wide gamut yet?   

And do you know whether high-end inkjet printers are limited to approximately sRGB or if they approach Adobe RGB?  

[Damien Symonds]

High-end inkjet printers do approach Adobe RGB, yes.

But yes, sRGB is still the only space to use.

[Control Z]

Thanks, this is all so confusing, especially since I can't find anyone else out there on the internet that agrees with you, though what you say makes perfect sense.  

If I'm printing to a printer that prints in a wider gamut, wouldn't I not get all I could out of that printer sending it sRGB files?  Especially if I had a high-gamut monitor?  In my case, even if the printer could print those colors, I wouldn't be able to see it while editing since my monitor can't display it, so I guess you would say there's no point in trying.  

But in any event, it doesn't look like my screen or printer do much more than sRGB.  I did some subsequent investigation on my own system:

(1) after calibrating with Spyder Express, it shows that my monitor profile is around 100% of sRGB;

(2) my monitor profile is only around 70% of Adobe RGB; and

(3) my Canon Pro-100 printer profile is sRGB.

[Damien Symonds]

You've read this, haven't you?

[Control Z]

2 minutes ago, Damien Symonds said:

You've read this, haven't you?

But of course!

[Damien Symonds]

Well, I can't explain it any better than that.