S.Rolf Posted November 20, 2018 Share #1 Posted November 20, 2018 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) Like most of the “old-timers”, I came to the digital world via 35mm film. Can anyone recommend a book/source that will instruct me in getting the best results from an M 10-like camera? I know this sounds incredibly remedial, but when I was shooting film (using an R7 Leica) I shot using Fujifilm Velvia and Provia I loved the saturation and overall performance of that film. Basically, can I create settings in order to best match those film profiles without fiddling in Post/Photoshop? Thanks Edited November 20, 2018 by S.Rolf Spelling Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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albertknappmd Posted November 20, 2018 Share #2 Posted November 20, 2018 You could consider a preset in LR that can mimic Provia, Ektachrome, Velvia etc and just shoot in your normal fashion. The preset will do the rest. Albert 😂 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobey bilek Posted November 22, 2018 Share #3 Posted November 22, 2018 The preset can be made to automatically deploy when a specific camera serial # is loaded Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger1914 Posted November 22, 2018 Share #4 Posted November 22, 2018 You can purchase film styles (or find some for free) for processing your RAW files. For example, if you were using Capture One a site like this is good http://1styles.pro/ A quick Google of "Lightroom Film Styles" shows a lot of stuff 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted November 23, 2018 Share #5 Posted November 23, 2018 (edited) Use Nik Suite as a Photoshop plugin. In Color Efex you have many named colour films to choose from and likewise in Silver Efex you have the B&W films. All you do is open the plugin which imports your picture and you run through the list until you find a film profile that you like, but you can of course alter brightness and contrast and colour balance as well to fine tune the image. You can tune the simulated grain from zero to heavy, as well as independently add grain to an image without using a film profile. The settings you eventually prefer can be saved or set to default for each subsequent image. Edited November 23, 2018 by 250swb Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted November 23, 2018 Share #6 Posted November 23, 2018 Without fiddling in post/photoshop... That is a bit like asking can I get an analog print without messing with chemicals... 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
willeica Posted November 23, 2018 Share #7 Posted November 23, 2018 Advertisement (gone after registration) You can produce your own profiles in Lightroom or use Nik filters. Leica is, perhaps, a bit behind the game as other manufacturers such as Nikon and Fujifilm produce profiles ( eg Velvia for Fujifilm, it is their product after all) which come up automatically in the profiles section in Lightroom for their image types (NEF and RAF) and they can be chosen by the user. There are also a lot of black and white profiles made available in Lightroom by other manufacturers. I would like to see Leica tackling this issue as it is all 'part of the game' in modern post processing. William Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
magixaxeman Posted November 23, 2018 Share #8 Posted November 23, 2018 Well you could try : Saturation - high, contrast - standard, sharpness - high for Velvia and Saturation - low, contrast - low, sharpness - standard for Provia Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
evikne Posted November 23, 2018 Share #9 Posted November 23, 2018 (edited) Try one of these film emulation preset packs from VSCO: https://shop.vsco.co/store/vsco/home I use them myself, and am very satisfied. Edited November 23, 2018 by evikne Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vhfreund Posted November 23, 2018 Share #10 Posted November 23, 2018 Just shoot digital and try to develop your own style! Thats the advantage of digital i.e. you are not bound to a specific emulsion :=) Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgh Posted November 24, 2018 Share #11 Posted November 24, 2018 You're gonna have to engage with some degree of post processing, unless with "M-10 like" you mean you'd be open to shooting Fuji cameras and using their JPG profiles that are made to emulate their films. But whether you go with VSCO or any other film emulating digital presets - it's not going to fully echo film - there is more to it than color and contrast and trying to match them - you will never be able to accurately replicate how a film changes colors under changing light etc. If that particular film stock look is completely integral to the work the best bet is to use the real thing. Digital offers many advantages, and if you don't take advantage of them, and if you want pictures to look like film it is a frustrating endeavor. Most people find some presets they like in Lightroom and go from there. The only ones I know who aren't happy with their options are the ones who still want to be shooting actual film. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenezus Posted November 24, 2018 Share #12 Posted November 24, 2018 Another vote for VSCO... I urge you to visit www.raphazurita.com to see film like pictures... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted November 26, 2018 Share #13 Posted November 26, 2018 (edited) On 11/23/2018 at 7:29 AM, digger1914 said: You can purchase film styles (or find some for free) for processing your RAW files. For example, if you were using Capture One a site like this is good http://1styles.pro/ A quick Google of "Lightroom Film Styles" shows a lot of stuff Thanks very much for this. As a Capture One user they look really good, and decent value too, unlike Phase One’s own style packs! I gave up on Nik after Google bought them out and changed the update mechanism to a persistent background process, then effectively abandoned it anyway. I also disliked how they never bothered to unify the software so you had to use a bunch of different applications just to access different filter sets! Besides, the CO styles allow me to stay in the one program, and because they use Capture One’s tools and algorithms they should (theoretically) offer maximum quality and performance, or at the very least better integration and abilities for fine tuning. Edited November 26, 2018 by Simon Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HELM Posted November 26, 2018 Share #14 Posted November 26, 2018 I also would recommend the NIK collection now owned by DXO. I have used SIlverFX Pro for many years and choose film (Sorted by ISO) type as needed 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnz Posted November 26, 2018 Share #15 Posted November 26, 2018 AlienSkin Exposure is also very good for film emulations and can be used as a Photoshop plugin. There is a very good video clip at this weblink that shows the many films that Exposure will emulate with a single click and shows you the effect on a picture. Pete Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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