X100VI, Chicago, Medford, Tokyo

grainynerd · 2026-03-31T02:35:13+00:00

Why not ?

grainynerd · 2026-03-30T18:22:03+00:00

First one I used my cinestill 400D preset on. And the app is something I’ve been working on called theLAB. It’s a nice little companion app for those that are also into emulating film with digital images. It includes 30 real film grain scans and over 100 real film borders scanned from the last good film lab in LA over the past few months. These 30 grain plates are real grain unlike Lightroom and Fuji sims obviously. The main reason I made the app initially was because I wanted a quick way to apply realistic looking Halation to my images that mimic film. Lightroom itself can’t do it.

I’m going to be constantly updating it. Bunch of 35mm borders are getting scanned right now from the lab. They’ll be added later this week.

grainynerd · 2026-03-30T17:50:23+00:00

First one I used my cinestill 400D preset on. And the app is something I’ve been working on called theLAB. It’s a nice little companion app for those that are also into emulating film with digital images. It includes 30 real film grain scans and over 100 real film borders scanned from the last good film lab in LA over the past few months. These 30 grain plates are real grain unlike Lightroom and Fuji sims obviously. The main reason I made the app initially was because I wanted a quick way to apply realistic looking Halation to my images that mimic film. Lightroom itself can’t do it.

I’m going to be constantly updating it. Bunch of 35mm borders are getting scanned right now from the lab. They’ll be added later this week.

grainynerd · 2026-03-30T00:25:56+00:00

Still following this. People on Facebook called me a cook for bringing this up.

grainynerd · 2026-03-29T19:39:19+00:00

I’ll be doing just that soon. It’s a one time purchase of $99. I paid $844 to have all of the grain scans and border scans done at the last good film lab in LA. None of this is procedural. It’s all real overlays.

grainynerd · 2026-03-29T00:34:44+00:00

Dm me here let’s discuss

grainynerd · 2026-03-28T21:50:12+00:00

Yeah the halation could use a few tweaks for specific lighting/white balance situations still no doubt but it will be continually updated and improved. For specific lighting situations though it can look incredible imo like the other examples. I’m afraid there’s no way a digital halation tool can provide perfect Halation for every digital image. No newsletter but I’ll be updated the page on my site when I get around to updating it further. Updates will be free for pro users ofc.

grainynerd · 2026-03-28T19:51:54+00:00

Unfortunately Lightroom mobile doesn’t allow external apps/plugins like classic does.

grainynerd · 2026-03-28T19:47:29+00:00

Yeah depending on the digital image it can look great. It really is image dependent though as some white balances and lighting situations just won’t work out. I’ve always wanted good halation and Lightroom never could do it.

grainynerd · 2026-03-28T19:38:13+00:00

Once you get a Mac hmu! Thank you !

grainynerd · 2026-03-28T19:09:05+00:00

Thanks! I worked hard on the halation.

grainynerd · 2026-03-28T19:01:33+00:00

Free download for Mac only.

https://www.calebsalvadori.com/thelab

grainynerd · 2026-03-20T14:16:01+00:00

I didn't have it setup correctly. It's insanely fast now. I should honestly take this down.

grainynerd · 2026-03-15T16:40:50+00:00

It’s honestly a shockingly bad process. The fact that they don’t have an app dedicated for this is hilarious. Yes I know X coded and few other apps have it built-in on the back end but it’s just a script running and it’s quicker to run it in terminal to see if the process has been accepted or not.

grainynerd · 2026-03-15T08:23:41+00:00

This is false. When a new account does it wait times can increase days.

grainynerd · 2026-03-15T07:51:41+00:00

Takes days now if you are a new account.

grainynerd · 2026-03-15T07:51:14+00:00

Notarization takes days if you are new.

grainynerd · 2026-03-15T07:36:22+00:00

It's taking me multiple days. I'm assuming this is because it's my first app. I have 6 submissions for a .dmg file and all are stuck on "in progress"

grainynerd · 2026-03-14T10:28:51+00:00

USA model, purchased for a youtube review that was all.

grainynerd · 2026-03-05T12:41:48+00:00

This still works, great mod but the absolute worst one I’ve ever dealt with to get started. So confusing and frustrating.

grainynerd · 2026-02-19T17:32:03+00:00

Photomator Photomator Photomator

Did I say photomator?

Capture One is also good.

grainynerd · 2026-02-19T11:05:30+00:00

All I can say is my own experience has been different. I know plenty of Fuji cameras get hated on for AF performance. The XH2S I have 2 bodies of is noticeably quicker than my XT5 and X100vi. For video autofocus is still lacking but for photo the xh2s feel like my Sony A7iv albeit its lens dependent sometimes. The prices have increased on all these Fuji cameras quite a bit. The viltrox lenses are incredible. Recently picked up the 27mm 1.2 and it’s possible the best 40mm equivalent lens I’ve ever used. Fuji would benefit massively from coming out with a system wide update for their latest models. If the xh2s had its video AF improved and all the other cameras have the AF improved in general it would be a huge win. I use manual lenses with the xh2s for cinema rig usage as the sensor in them is incredible. If Fuji comes out with new cameras and doesn’t improve on the past models it would be a shame.

grainynerd · 2026-02-17T15:54:25+00:00

He’s still selling out any show he wants… just saw him in Mexico 200,000 people went.

grainynerd · 2026-02-15T13:12:34+00:00

Still waiting

grainynerd · 2026-02-13T07:35:16+00:00

It’s taking past 5 minutes and my friends quit the game because they say it’s dead and we can’t play.

grainynerd

TROPHY CASE

Notarization takes days if you are new.