My Fujifilm Recipes

If you know what Fuji “Recipes” are, you already know.

If you don’t, here’s a video that explains it better than I could.

As for Nikon users, I’ve come up with something similar that might interest you.

Superia Family

( This is the preset I use 99% of the time on my X100V. )

  • Film Simulation: Classic Negative / Nostalgic Negative

  • Dynamic Range: Somewhere between 100 and 400, you choose

  • White Balance: Auto; Red: 3; Blue: 5 (Classic Negative) Red: 3; Blue -5 (Nostalgic Negative)

  • Color Chrome Blue: Strong

  • Color Chrome: Strong

  • Highlight Tone: -2

  • Shadow Tone: +2

  • Color: -3

  • Sharpness: +2

  • Clarity: -4

  • Grain: None, None (or Small, Strong)

  • Editing in Post: (optionally) shift the green in the shadows to more of a blue


CineStill 800T

  • Film Simulation: Eterna

  • Dynamic Range: 400

  • White Balance: Fluorescent Light 3; Red: -6; Blue -4

  • Color Chrome Blue: Strong

  • Color Chrome: Strong

  • Highlight Tone: 0

  • Shadow Tone: +2

  • Color: +4

  • Sharpness: 0

  • Clarity: 0

  • Grain: Large, Strong


Not Quite Portra 400 (Ver. 1)

( If you want an exact digital recreation of Portra 400, I highly recommend Kyle McDougall’s Lightroom preset in favor of using in-camera settings. It will get you far closer! )

  • Film Simulation: Classic Chrome

  • Dynamic Range: Auto (or 200)

  • White Balance: Daylight (or Auto); Red: 2; Blue: -5

  • Color Chrome Blue: Weak

  • Color Chrome: Strong

  • Highlight Tone: -2

  • Shadow Tone: -2

  • Color: 0

  • Sharpness: +2

  • Clarity: Between 0 and -5

  • Grain: Small, Weak


Not Quite Portra 400 (Ver. 2)

  • Film Simulation: Classic Chrome

  • Dynamic Range: 400

  • White Balance: 5200K; Red: 1; Blue: -3

  • Color Chrome Blue: Weak

  • Color Chrome: Strong

  • Highlight Tone: -2

  • Shadow Tone: -2

  • Color: 0

  • Sharpness: 0

  • Clarity: -4

  • Grain: Small, Weak


Not Exactly Portra 800

( If you want an exact digital recreation of those Portra tones, again I highly recommend Kyle McDougall’s Lightroom preset. )

  • Film Simulation: Classic Chrome

  • Dynamic Range: 400

  • White Balance: Auto; Red: 4; Blue: -6

  • Color Chrome Blue: Weak

  • Color Chrome: Strong

  • Highlight Tone: 0

  • Shadow Tone: -2

  • Color: 0

  • Sharpness: +2

  • Clarity: -5

  • Grain: Large, Strong


Faded Kodachrome Slides

  • Film Simulation: Classic Chrome

  • Dynamic Range: 200

  • White Balance: Auto; Red: 1; Blue: -2

  • Color Chrome Blue: Strong

  • Color Chrome: Strong

  • Highlight Tone: +2

  • Shadow Tone: -1

  • Color: -1

  • Sharpness: 0

  • Clarity: 0

  • Grain: Small, Weak

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