How can I make a Lightroom preset that corrects lens vignetting but leaves distortion unchanged?
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I want a Lightroom Develop preset that automatically uses the correct lens profile for each image, fixes lens vignetting, and leaves lens distortion effectively unchanged. If I save a preset after enabling profile corrections, Lightroom seems to remember the specific lens profile from the original image instead of auto-detecting the right one for new images. What's the best way to set this up?
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Using a lens profile corrects very little distortion. for example perspective distortion stays in the picture. I think you want the profile to detect the lens used but keep the distortion and correct the vignetting.
In Lens Correction, Profile tab > Enable Profile corrections but adjust the Distortion setting to zero.
Click on the Manual tab and set the Vignetting as desired. If further adjustment is needed, go to Effects and use the Post-Crop vignetting adjustment which is much stronger. Then save this preset with only the Lens correction and Effects and Process boxes checked
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In Lightroom, turn on Profile Corrections, then set the profile Distortion amount to 0 and leave or adjust the Vignetting amount as needed. Save a Develop preset with only the relevant Lens Corrections settings selected; if you want stronger edge darkening control, also include Effects for Post-Crop Vignetting.
That approach lets Lightroom auto-detect the lens profile for each image while applying no profile-based distortion correction and still correcting vignetting. In practice, lens profiles mainly address lens-specific distortion and vignetting; perspective distortion is separate and will remain.
If the built-in vignetting correction is not enough, use the Manual tab’s Vignetting control or the Effects panel’s Post-Crop Vignetting for additional adjustment, then include those settings in the preset as well.
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