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By Will Harrington
In my last blog post, I wrote about my early experiences with the Fujifilm X100V, a camera I was excited about then and still love.
A big draw to the X100V is the film simulation features, where you can custom settings to have this digital camera produce very film-like photos. One step further, people smarter than I have customized these settings even further to dial in the specific film looks (Portra 400, Gold, Superia, etc.) and post the settings online as “recipes.”
So, I thought I’d share the recipes I’ve settled into over the last few weeks with you.
All of these recipes are based on the ones provided by the lovely folks over at Fuji X Weekly, with minor tweaks of my own. I highly recommend checking Fuji X Weekly out if you have a Fujifilm camera.
Let’s get into it.
Kodak Portra 400
A tremendously soft look with that nostalgic green hue.
Film Simulation: Classic Chrome
Grain Effect: Strong, Small
Color Chrome Effect: Strong
Color Chrome FX Blue: Weak
White Balance: 5200K, R:+1, B:-5
Dynamic Range: DR400
Tone Curve: H:+1 S:-2
Colour: +2
Sharpness: -2
Noise Reduction: -4
Clarity: -2
Kodak Gold
Another classic with a warm wash.
Film Simulation: Classic Chrome
Grain Effect: Strong, Large
Color Chrome Effect: Weak
Color Chrome FX Blue: Off
White Balance: 5900K, R:+2, B:+4
Dynamic Range: DR200
Tone Curve: H:0 S:0
Colour: -1
Sharpness: -1
Noise Reduction: -4
Clarity: -2
CineStill 800T
A bit of a weirder one, but it can give interesting blue looks, especially at night.
Film Simulation: Eterna/Cinema
Grain Effect: Strong, Large
Color Chrome Effect: Strong
Color Chrome FX Blue: Strong
White Balance: Fluorescent Light-3, R:-6, B:-4
Dynamic Range: DR400
Tone Curve: H:0 S:+2
Colour: +4
Sharpness: –3
Noise Reduction: -4
Clarity: -5
Kodachrome 64
A great all-around clean film look.
Film Simulation: Classic Chrome
Grain Effect: Weak, Small
Color Chrome Effect: Strong
Color Chrome FX Blue: Weak
White Balance: Daylight, R:+2, B:-5
Dynamic Range: DR200
Tone Curve: H:0 S:0
Colour: +2
Sharpness: +2
Noise Reduction: -2
Clarity: +4
Kodak Ektar 100
Another good all-around, with vibrant colours and high contrast.
Film Simulation: Classic Chrome
Grain Effect: Off
Color Chrome Effect: Strong
Color Chrome FX Blue: Weak
White Balance: 6000K, R:+3, B:0
Dynamic Range: Auto
Tone Curve: H:+1 S:-2
Colour: +4
Sharpness: 0
Noise Reduction: -4
Clarity: +3
Kodak Tri-X 400
For a dramatic black and white.
Film Simulation: Acros+G Filter
Monochromatic Color: WC:0 MG:0
Grain Effect: Strong, Large
Color Chrome Effect: Strong
Color Chrome FX Blue: Off
White Balance: Daylight, R:+9, B:-9
Dynamic Range: DR200
Tone Curve: H:0 S:+3
Sharpness: +1
Noise Reduction: -4
Clarity: +4
Ilford HP-5
For a softer black-and-white look.
Film Simulation: Monochrome Standard
Monochromatic Color: WC:0 MG:0
Grain Effect: Strong, Small
Colour Chrome Effect: Off
Color Chrome FX Blue: Off
White Balance: Daylight, R:+1, B:-8
Dynamic Range: DR400
Tone Curve: H:-1 S:+1
Sharpness: -2
Noise Reduction: -4
Clarity: 0
These seven presets give me a good range of looks for a good range of situations. I might swap some out in the future, but I find I’m using all of them; none are neglected. So, I hope these work for you as well!
