I'm using DxO FilmPack (via both Photoshop plugin/standalone and in DxO Optics). I quite like the results, it usually works great, especially in hard lightning conditions, here's an example (Provia 100F emulation on the right applied to the image on the left):
It usually gives an image more punch. A couple of examples:
Here is a comparison of a standard LR4 version (with the strong contrast curve) vs. my film-ish variation. The film-ish version is based off of VSCO's Portra 160 NC preset in their 2nd film pack, although I tweaked color and other things to make my own preset. There are obviously some tone/curve differences, but the biggest difference to me is the color (especially in the grass,) which I don't necessarily prefer to be technically accurate. I prefer blues to have a little more cyan, like some films. Both pics have the same white balance, shot with M9 and 50 Summicron:
I think both look pretty good, just a little different. I can't say that the second image looks like film, per se, but I do prefer it to the standard LR4 rendering.
p.s. neither of these images has any "clarity" slider added.
douglasf13 wrote:
I think both look pretty good, just a little different. I can't say that the second image looks like film, per se, but I do prefer it to the standard LR4 rendering.
agreed. i'm not really looking to make my pictures look completely like film, in fact i tend to process my film shots after scanning in a way that often takes them further from what many people consider classic film looks. what interests me most is matching the tone curves of film and to a lessor degree the colors. i do have a hard time getting purples and reds to look like they can on some films - deep yet not overly saturated.
