Fujicolor Superia 100 was a daylight-balanced color negative film produced by Fujifilm between 1998 and 2009. It replaced Fujicolor Super G Plus 100, which, honestly, didn’t look all that much different. Superia 100 had improved grain, sharpness, and more accurate color under florescent light; under normal conditions, and without a very close inspection, the two films looked nearly identical. Superia 100 was a “consumer” film that was widely found in drug and convenient stores. It was regularly used for family snapshots, but was also popular among photojournalists, as well as portrait and wedding photographers. Superia 100 was marketed as a “general use” low-ISO color film. Like the film, this Fujicolor Superia 100 Film Simulation Recipe could serve as a general-use option.
This isn’t a new Recipe, but an adaption of the X-Trans IV version of Fujicolor Superia 100 for use on X-Trans V cameras. Because X-Trans V renders blue more deeply on Classic Negative (and some other film sims), a slight tweak is needed for my X-T5; specifically, Color Chrome FX Blue should be set to Off instead of Weak. That’s the only difference between the X-Trans IV and V versions of Fujicolor Superia 100.
This Film Simulation Recipe has fairly low contrast—but not too low—and produces very nice colors. It has a nostalgic quality to it, since the film that it’s based on was widely used for family snapshots in the 1990’s and 2000’s. You can use it for portraits or street photography or landscapes—really, it’s good for most situations. Like the film, in indoor artificial light it will render especially warm, which you might or might not appreciate. This Recipe is compatible with X-Trans V cameras, which (as of this writing) are the Fujifilm X-T5, X-H2, X-H2s, and X-S20. For newer GFX models, you can use either version, but I’m sure it will look slightly different than an the X series.
Film Simulation: Classic Negative
Grain Effect: Weak, Small
Color Chrome Effect: Strong
Color Chrome FX Blue: Off
White Balance: Daylight, 0 Red & -1 Blue
Dynamic Range: DR-Auto
Highlight: -1
Shadow: -2
Color: +1
Sharpness: -2
High ISO NR: -4
Clarity: -2
ISO: Auto, up to ISO 6400
Exposure Compensation: +1/3 to +2/3 (typically)
Example photographs, all camera-made JPEGs using this Fujicolor Superia 100 Film Simulation Recipe on my Fujifilm X-T5:
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Hey, do you know if we should use the X-Trans IV or V recipes with the X-S20? I assumed IV due to it having the old sensor, but just saw on a pal2tech video that the X-Processor 5 also affect the film sim colours, so I’m confused! Thanks
That’s a good question that I don’t fully have an answer for. I have received two reports that the X-S20 appears to produce identical colors to the X-H2, but in neither case was there a close study conducted. For now I’m going with X-Trans V, but it’s possible that the X-S20 could be in a category all it’s own.
Thanks for getting back to me. I’ve never used any of the other X-Trans V cameras but might rent one to compare while I have the X-S20 and X-S10 here, as it would be interesting to know how the colours are affected by both the sensor and processor!
In the comparison I would focus on comparing blue. Shadow, Highlight and overall color rendering is slightly different between X-Trans IV & V, but only very slightly; however, blue can be noticeably different on some film simulations. Also, I would avoid AWB during the test.
https://fujixweekly.com/2022/11/25/ive-got-the-fujifilm-x-trans-v-blues/
https://fujixweekly.com/2022/12/21/why-i-dont-like-the-new-ai-awb-on-the-fujifilm-x-t5/