246 Film Noise

[spikemozeley]

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Hi Friends,

 

I want to look into ways of emulating the effect I get when pushing film. I'm using the 246 mono as my main body but am finding the files to be a little plastic at times.

What are your techniques for making images with more grip and character. Are you guys shooting at high ISO or are you adding noise in Lightroom etc...

 

I still shoot film but want to explore ways to do the above on the 246.

 

Thanks!

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[Mr Fjeld]

Hi Friends,

 

I want to look into ways of emulating the effect I get when pushing film. I'm using the 246 mono as my main body but am finding the files to be a little plastic at times.

What are your techniques for making images with more grip and character. Are you guys shooting at high ISO or are you adding noise in Lightroom etc...

 

I still shoot film but want to explore ways to do the above on the 246.

 

Thanks!

 

Both high ISO and or Capture One. Capture one works very well for adding "film noise" (I never figured out Lightroom as it was totally incomprehensible ) 

Edited November 9, 2017 by Mr Fjeld

[mmradman]

Hi Friends,

I want to look into ways of emulating the effect I get when pushing film. I'm using the 246 mono as my main body but am finding the files to be a little plastic at times.

What are your techniques for making images with more grip and character. Are you guys shooting at high ISO or are you adding noise in Lightroom etc...

I still shoot film but want to explore ways to do the above on the 246.

Thanks!

I assume you shoot 36*24mm film format.

 

I know little of PP software, I use ACR in Photoshop to process my RAW files with minimum intervention in Photoshop itself, emulating grain never appealed to me, I still have film cameras and some film stock in my freezer.

 

I would say that either M246 or M9M are one thing (with some intricate differences between them) and film is something else, film is different. There is attraction in using digital as you get mor3 shots per memory card than you ever would per roll of film but if you really want film effect than you ought to use film.

 

Pictures shot on film are beautiful but digital convenience and cost free shooting (once you swallow investment into the camera) wins it for me, ability to go to ISO 10,000 or beyond and achieve reasonably good tones and detail is difficult to achieve with film.

 

As Mr Fjeld said, shooting M246 at high ISO will produce results close to the film grain.

Edited November 10, 2017 by mmradman

[Jeff S]

(I never figured out Lightroom as it was totally incomprehensible )

You likely aren't interested at this point, but for anyone else seeking basic guidance, there are good books and videos. Books by Scott Kelby or Jeff Schewe, for instance, are easy to follow. And free videos by Julieanne Kost (from Adobe) are likewise presented simply.

 

Jeff

[Bart D]

Hi Friends,

 

I want to look into ways of emulating the effect I get when pushing film. I'm using the 246 mono as my main body but am finding the files to be a little plastic at times.

What are your techniques for making images with more grip and character. Are you guys shooting at high ISO or are you adding noise in Lightroom etc...

 

I still shoot film but want to explore ways to do the above on the 246.

 

Thanks!

 

 

DxO FilmPack (PS/LR plugin or stand alone program) or Silver Efex (PS/LR plugin) 

[muri]

Just take a clean photo and try Silver Efex.

[spikemozeley]

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Thanks for the input everyone. Have looked into the said options and found some good possibilities.

[pico]

Digital noise is white. Film grain is black.

[250swb]

Digital noise is white. Film grain is black.

 

This is the best reason to use software emulation and ideally with a low ISO image without digital noise. I use Silver Efex for adding film grain, but it is still something you need to work at, the stock presets are rough guides but all the parameters can be tuned. There are other things you can do. One of my favourites is to use one of the Nik Suite Color Efex filters called 'Glamour Glow' (yes I know, a horrible name). This used in moderation helps by adding the type of filmic glow you get from highlights. Again in Nik Suite Silver Efex you can add a slight tint to replicate the warm or cool emulsions found in period printing papers. I usually hold back on adding borders etc, but they are all there in Nik Suite.