Hi veresdenialex and the community,
I've started my photography journey with a Sony R100 VII, using your pictures profiles (CineChrome, Classic Chrome, Evpro, etc.). I recently transitioned to the new Sony a6700 based on your recommendation and am currently getting familiar with the camera. While I'm enjoying the straight out of the box process, I sometimes find it hard to choose between different films and would like more flexibility. Therefore, I'm considering shooting in RAW and editing my photos afterwards. Before purchasing the film presets, I have a few questions:
What's the usual process for doing this? Do you shoot in RAW, transfer the photos, edit them, and that's it?
Do you still adjust camera settings for the shoot, such as the gamma level, color mode, etc.? If so, what do you recommend? Do you use different settings at night?
Between Lightroom and Capture One Styles, which software do you recommend? I'd like to edit my photos on both my laptop and iPad.
How do you conveniently transfer photos to your laptop? Do you use an SD card reader?
Is there anything else I should be aware of?
Thank you for all the advices so far. I'll continue following your work and will soon share my first photos :)
Thanks for the quick reply! I looked at the forum post you sent. To make it easy, is it better if I disable Picture Profiles and shoot directly like this and edit then in post or if I match every time the picture profile with the film preset? Thanks
Hei Thomas!
Basic answer, yes shoot raw, import and apply the presets to match the image to the JPEG, and further edit them if you want to.
The presets are Saved as Daylight Temperature, if you adjusted your recipe (in camera Kelvin- Color Filter) to your camera or to different light conditions, reset the White Balance in Lightroom or Capture one to the original in camera settings, for a closer match to the JPEG.
One important detail to know, picture profiles affect the raw images as well to a certain degree. So if you shoot in Cinechrome, but then apply a different preset like Fuji400 for example, the final result will look slightly different than it would if you shot Fuji400 in camera and applied the Fuji 400 preset. Differences are minimal, some colors will be slightly shifted and that is because the Color Mode (Color Space) of choice in the Picture Profile menu really does change the way Lightroom or Capture one interprets the RAW colors.
I've answered a similar question in another forum post and showcased some comparison images, check it out https://www.veresdenialex.com/sony-film-simulations-forum/main/comment/72a6c93a-4a67-4e04-a408-aaf49e615a94?postId=644b3149fb0ba80012d6d0ff
I personally enjoy Capture One more than Lightroom. The interface, the tools and options, and how fast it is compared to lightroom, makes it a joy to use. I believe it has better interpretation of colors, and the way it reacts to adjustments it's much more natural. Colors don't fall apart as easily as in lightroom. Also, you can own a lifetime license, unlike Lightroom which makes you pay each month forever. But on the other hand Adobe comes with photoshop in a very convenient priced package. I don't ever retouch my photos in photoshop, so I don't need it, but if you like to manipulate your images in photoshop, then Adobe is the better choice.
Yep.
The first preset is always meant to replicate the in-camera JPEG, while the second preset was designed to use all the tools available in the chosen software (Capture one, Lightroom) to push the colors even closer to the real film stock.
<<This information is also mentioned in the product description but few people actually read the description, heheh.
Also, these presets can be used in combinations or without the Sony Film Simulation recipes. It won't be 100% accurate to how they were supposed to look like, but it will render beautiful colors.