“Having to purchase base profiles for various cameras plus this can be somewhat expensive. However, it has been beneficial in achieving more appealing colors in Lightroom, particularly for darker skin tones, which is a notable challenge for Adobe.”
“I have recenlty purchased 6 of Cobalt Images products including; Cobalt Elite Kodak, Fuji Pos, Kodak Kodachrome v3 , Leica M v1 and my favourite Portra Elite Pack v1.
The product seemed a little expensive initially and having to buy base packages for both my Leica M11-P and Leica Sl3 seemed complicated not to mention expensive however I have found they were well worth the expense and can highly recommend these .
I recommend starting with one and if you enjoy the results invest in others.
Having purchased many such presets I can rhighly ecommend these”
“I like your product & I have attached an image using Cobalt Portra of my granddaughter.
I'm pleased with the results so far.
I must add that your web vids don't have any sound & they are so small when trying to follow your workflow. fix this then perhaps there would be far less confusion with potential buyers. Your info is great for techy type people, but I'm not. I know what look I am after however but I am not interested in the technical side of how you achieved it. I just want to buy the product if I feel it will achieve the result I'm after. Watch the video on how to use it correctly & maybe then sit back sometime & read the techy stuff.
Having said all that I do like your product very much.
Jeff”
Hello,
we are sorry the results are not as expected; could you share them so we might find a potential solution to achieve what you were hoping for? Our email is: support@cobalt-image.com.
Regards.
“Cobalt Image Profiles deliver stunning, true-to-life color with incredible consistency across different cameras. The profiles are easy to use and bring a professional-grade look to every shot, enhancing both detail and dynamic range. Highly recommended for photographers seeking precision and quality in their work!”
“Very pleased with this suite of profiles on the whole. The basic packs give a better starting point than the Adobe Standard profile as they avoid clipping individual colour channels. Don't expect a big difference however. Obviously matching different camera outputs can be made much easier. I also have the analogue emulation for Kodak portra which is very good and editing from a linear profile can give excellent results very difficult to achieve from profiles with curve adjustments built in. The main downside is the cost if you need to get several camera bodies aligned. I think it would be useful if they offered 1, 3 or 5 discounted camera body bundles rather than buying each one separately, and allow you use them as and when a new body was required.”
“From time to time I would get envious of the film simulation modes and raw processor options that the Fuji cameras offered, but not enough to make me use one as my primary camera.
These totally eradicated that envy as soon as I started being able to use these. I was able to entirely color match the in camera output of a colleague's Fuji GFX 50s to my Sony A7RV. We did a few blind tests and neither of us could tell which was which from the color alone. Incredible.”
“Fuji emulations seem good., but I'm not crazy about Cobalt's system or company: you have to buy the basic camera pack first (which I've done). If you change cameras (which I've done) you have to buy a new basic pack for the new camera and the previous one is now wasted. There ought to be some form of trade in. On top of this, as a company Cobalt are rather limp. I've found their web descriptions confusing and dont always work well on android. I've emailed to get clarification and point this out and foudn the'clarification' to be just as confusing, I also had an email about making suggestions to help improve the website and rewards for the best suggestions. I sent a long email (because I'd like to see the company do well). Did I get a reply/acknowledgement/thank you? Of course not”
“Having tried so many similar products, I was naturally skeptical. Alas, Cobalt achieves what they promise! These profiles have quickly become a permanent fixture in my workflow! So ecstatic to have finally found these profiles and not have to search any further! Incredible! Thank you!”
“Thank you, Cobalt. Your profiles help me edit my pictures and how I want them to look. The color fidelity helps me concentrate on the contrast. I can't wait to see what you have next.”
“I shoot video and phtotos with multiple platforms- I love the ability to get accurate color across phtos and videos using Cobalt.
Its the starting point for almost all photos I take and videos where I want things to match. Couldn't be happier-”
“The profiles are great, but the problem is it wasn’t made clear enough on the website that I also needed the basic profiles in order to use the Fuji profiles. I then wasted a 15% off coupon because I did this as two separate transactions.”
“I have a number of Cobalt profiles and have been quite satisfied with the quality of them.
My use purpose, which might well differ from the (more narrow) intended purpose which is to emulate, or copy a certain film or digital look, is to use them as a "finishing" application to give a project or sequence a consistent look to the images. I do not put importance as to whether that might be Kodachrome or Provia or Fuji.
I've chosen, and added to my Favorites in LR Classic a selection of finishes from each of the cobalt profiles that I have purchased and will apply just one to a sequence of images.
Initially I was disappointed by the Kodachrome profiles because in my mind they did not represent what I remembered of that emulsion. Now I just mentally discard the Kodachrome name and just use them when a sequence benefits from that particular look.”
“I bought the basic profile and Leica M10M emulation. Easy to install and very happy with the result. The basic profile is a "must have" for Sony cameras. Makes skin tones better.”
“First of all I wanted to congratulate you and thank you for putting out a magic product!
I have always loved my Sony a7RIII (I think it is the sweet spot between resolution, low light performance and price) but have on occasions struggled with its color science. Let's just say that Cobalt changed this in a way that can only be described as magical.”
“Respectfully, none of the Cobalt Nikon Z9 camera profiles I purchased look better than the ProStandard profile in Capture One. In fact, they look worse (contrast, color shifts). After testing the Cobalt profiles with a series of my images from recent assignments, I de-installed them. I wish there had been a free trial period to evaluate them before making the purchase.”
We’re sorry to hear about your experience. We would appreciate the opportunity to review your samples to determine if there are any issues with our products or if there might be a problem in the workflow involving our products.
Kind regards,
G.
