Okay, I'm converted. I took the plunge (Thanks Fred for the coupon!) and bought the base pack along with CCD fever, and both the vintage Nikon and Canon packs. They are excellent and will change how I process. I'm not by any means a Pro or an expert, but I know what I'm looking for. I used to shoot Nikon and Fuji, and while I'm very happy now with my Sony gear, I've struggled at times to get the skin tones I want. It may be irrational exuberance, but I'd say my struggles are over. The only problem I have now is an embarrassment of riches. My subjects are invariably my kids, but now I have to choose between the Pentax 645, the Fuji S5 and the Nikon D200 profiles. These 3 alone will probably fill most of my needs. I'm learning to use the Leica M9 profiles and have yet to really click with the Canon ones, but I did just buy them.
As to value, they aren't cheap, and are model specific, so the ones I bought will only work with my A7C. I don't know if I'll rebuy any or all with my A7RIII, because I'm not sure if I'm going to keep the camera, or if I do, for how long. I do wish there were some repeat customer discount for buying a 2nd copy of the same software. That said, for my uses, these are well worth it. Some samples here that have all been edited to my taste using the profiles.
Edit: Actually you only need to buy another copy of the base pack for each model camera. The emulations are purchased once and work with any camera that has a base pack. Sorry for the misinformation!
Okay, I'm converted. I took the plunge (Thanks Fred for the coupon!) and bought the base pack along with CCD fever, and both the vintage Nikon and Canon packs. They are excellent and will change how I process. I'm not by any means a Pro or an expert, but I know what I'm looking for. I used to shoot Nikon and Fuji, and while I'm very happy now with my Sony gear, I've struggled at times to get the skin tones I want. It may be irrational exuberance, but I'd say my struggles are over. The only problem I have now is an embarrassment of riches. My subjects are invariably my kids, but now I have to choose between the Pentax 645, the Fuji S5 and the Nikon D200 profiles. These 3 alone will probably fill most of my needs. I'm learning to use the Leica M9 profiles and have yet to really click with the Canon ones, but I did just buy them.
As to value, they aren't cheap, and are model specific, so the ones I bought will only work with my A7C. I don't know if I'll rebuy any or all with my A7RIII, because I'm not sure if I'm going to keep the camera, or if I do, for how long. I do wish there were some repeat customer discount for buying a 2nd copy of the same software. That said, for my uses, these are well worth it. Some samples here that have all been edited to my taste using the profiles.
Jul 14, 2021 at 10:02 AM
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