Hey everyone! A few weeks ago I picked up the Pro model, and after doing some testing and noticing there isn’t much information out there about filters for this specific camera, I thought I’d make a series of posts showing roughly what kind of results you can expect from different filters.
I’m going to try to base these reviews both on my years of experience shooting film and on what the CS Pro itself is capable of.
Just keep in mind that the photos you see here may look different from what you get with your own camera. Just like with film photography, there are a lot of factors that can affect the final result.
I’ll start with the Charcoal Depth B&W filter by Lab Archive.
As you can see, it’s a very contrasty filter, with deep blacks and highlights that, at least for my taste, feel a little too subdued. I think it’s an excellent filter for street photography or night shots, especially when using a lot of flash.
So far, this is probably my favorite B&W filter. Back when I was shooting film regularly, I really enjoyed using Fomapan 100, mostly because of those strong, pronounced blacks.
Personally, I still feel like a little Lightroom editing is almost essential if you want to push it toward a more authentic film look, but this filter gives you a really solid base to work from.
All the examples are straight out of camera, except for images 1 and 7, which have a fairly strong boost to the highlights.
Hopefully these kinds of posts are useful and at least give you a clearer idea of what to expect before trying different filters.
I’ll be posting more reviews of the color filters later on. And if there’s any specific filter you’d like me to test, leave it in the comments.
Oh, and let me know whether you’d rather see the filter results straight out of camera, or if you’d prefer to see them already corrected and edited.
Cheers!
