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This doesn't mean that you can't use the system with cameras from theseВ manufactures, it'll just take some more fine-tuning. With only Canon and Nikon options at the moment Sony, Fuji, Leica, Olympus, Pentax, etc. This preset system doesn'tВ have to be used to give a filmic look, recently I've been loving using it for portraits with subtle split toning. These are both really lovely and give grain that, to my eye, is more pleasing than the scanned film. The system offers two different grain types 35mm and medium format.

The grain that comes in these presets is to die for - truly, it's better than VSCO, ReallyNiceImages, and any other preset system I've tried. I'm a huge grain buff, it's just one of those things. The online tutorials have been incredibly helpful in getting the hang of editing with Mastin Labs. When properly dialed in it's really tough to tell the difference between the digital and film images - perfect for hybrid shooting. Once you dial in the exposure, temperature, it takes very little time to mimic film - even less once you get the hang of it. I'll display the image SOOC from my D610 (shot in NEF raw, auto white balance), digital images processed with the Mastin Labs system, then 35mm 400H film as seen below. Over the weekend I was able to use the Mastin Labs system side-by-side with the real deal in several different situations and was very pleased with the results. As you'll see below, it's relatively easy to match the digital files to film, once you get the recipeВ right, batch editing will allow you to apply the preset to multiple images in similar lighting conditions.

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Kirk has a great little tutorial on matching digital and film images on his website (accessible with a password from your purchase). Please be aware that these presets are notВ meant to be a one-click editing solution, in order to match the digital images to the film ones you'll need to manually adjust exposure, temperature, and tint to taste (matching digital to filmВ precisely takes practice). With these presets you can 'hybrid' shoot with 35mm /120 format and digital seamlessly integrating the film images you take with the digital ones. From my experience 400H excels in beautiful greens, pinks, blues, and has fabulous highlight rolloff - making it a favorite film stock for wedding shooters.В The Mastin Labs system is unique in that it isn't meant to completely replace your film stock, rather it's designed to supplement it. With spring here, and summer right around the corner I couldn't think of a better time to try out the 400H preset system. Now Kirk Mastin, the mastermind behind the presets is gearing up to release his Fuji 400H preset system and I couldn't be more excited. As a long time Kodak Portra 400 shooter I was thrilled to see side-by-side comparisons of Portra 400 against digital with the preset. Late last year, Trevor Dayley wrote an article which introduced me to the Mastin Labs Portra 400 film emulation preset system.

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