Source: [Mix & Match](https://videovillage.com/learn/lensnode/full-guide/mix-and-match)

# Mix & Match

**Mix & Match** allows for control of the individual settings behind LensNode’s effect layers. The main lens selection dropdowns set all of the individual controls to the same profile in one action, but each characteristic can be swapped to a different profile if desired.

![The LensNode Mix & Match section, with a different lens profile assigned to each characteristic — Distortion, Coma, Aberration, Fringe, Bokeh Blur, Bloom, Vignette, and Color Cast](https://videovillage.com/images/learn/lensnode/mix-and-match-b02eca01.png)

## How Mix & Match works

Because each of the eight characteristics can be assigned a different lens profile independently, you can combine traits that never co-existed in a real lens. Now with around 100 total selection options for each of the 8 dropdowns, the possible combinations are near 10 quadrillion _(yes, you read that right)_.

## An example custom lens

As an example, you could choose:

- the **Bokeh Blur** from a Helios 44-2,
- the **Chromatic Aberration** from a Cooke S4,
- the **Vignette** from a Voigtländer Nokton, and
- the **Coma** from a LOMO Illumina.

The result is a simulated lens that doesn’t exist anywhere in the real world, assembled entirely from real captured characteristics. For a step-by-step walkthrough, see the tutorial [Building your own lens profile](https://videovillage.com/learn/lensnode/creative-tutorials/building-a-custom-lens).