I love this new Kodak Emulsion Film Simulation Recipe, even though it was a happy accident. I was trying to replicate the aesthetic of some Kodak ColorPlus 200 film scans that someone shared with me, but I was unsuccessful; however, in the process of failing, I discovered these settings, which are absolutely great!
Even though this Recipe doesn’t accurately mimic any specific emulsion (as far as I’m aware), it still looks very analog-like, and highly reminiscent of a few different Kodak negative stocks. I bet you could convince some people that you actually shot with film, and not a modern digital camera. While I used my Fujifilm X100V to capture these pictures, if I were to choose an interchangeable-lens model paired with vintage glass, I’m certain it would be even more convincing.
This Kodak Emulsion Film Simulation Recipe is compatible with all “newer” X-Trans IV cameras (X-Pro3, X100V, X-T4, X-S10, X-E4, and X-T30 II), but not the X-T3 or X-T30. Technically it is compatible with X-Trans V models, but, because X-Trans V renders blue more deeply on some film simulations, it will look slightly different (try it anyway!). I’m sure that you can also use this Recipe on newer GFX cameras; however, I don’t have any personal experience with that, and I’m sure it will render slightly different (again, give it a try, as you might like it).
This Kodak Emulsion Film Simulation Recipe is an App Patron Early-Access Recipe. The Fuji X Weekly App is free, yet becoming a Fuji X Weekly Patron unlocks the best App experience! One benefit of being a Patron is that you get early access to some new Film Simulation Recipes. These Early-Access Recipes will eventually become available free to everyone in time, including this new one. Patrons help support Fuji X Weekly and, really, without them there would be no App. So I want to give a special “thank you” to all of the Patrons!
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Example photographs, all camera-made JPEGs using this Kodak Emulsion Film Simulation Recipe on my Fujifilm X100V:
For me, this recipe is oversaturated with the blue-blue color of the sky.
The blue sky is one of the reasons it wasn’t a good match for ColorPlus. Interestingly, correctly exposed (or slightly underexposed) Ektar can have a similar blue (although many of the other colors are incorrect for Ektar).
This is one of my favorites!
Awesome! I’m so happy to hear it! 😀
A gorgeous recipe. The sky can be avoided if a problem. I know how I would use this.
Thanks so much!
A mi me parece una receta maravillosa🙂 . La probaré. Felicidades compañero.
¡Gracias por su amabilidad!
I really enjoyed using the Classic Kodak recipe on the X-T3. Would you say this one is close to it? Do you know if a Classic Kodak recipe will be available for the X-T5 in the near future?
This one is kind of similar, probably a bit more similar than Classic Color. It’s a good one to try and see if you like it. My recommendation is to take the Classic Kodak Recipe, set Color Chrome FX Blue to Off, Grain size to Small, and Clarity to 0.