I get asked fairly regularly which Film Simulation Recipes are the most popular. For me, this is a fascinating topic, but it’s definitely hard to know definitively. While I get a glimpse on social media, my best gauge is the Fuji X Weekly website statistics; specifically, which Recipe articles are viewed the most. I don’t collect any data on the Fuji X Weekly App, so that’s no help—although, if I did, it would likely offer the most accurate picture; however, it would still be impossible to know which Recipes people programmed into their Fujifilm cameras, or how often they used each. Perhaps a survey would be particularly useful, yet even it has its limitations. While certainly a flawed method, page-view website statics offer the best glimpse at which Film Simulation Recipes are the most popular, so that’s what I’m using for this article. These are simply the Top 25 most-viewed Recipes on the Fuji X Weekly website so far in 2025.

It’s been awhile since I did one of these articles—the last time was for January. There’s always some movement from month-to-month, but overall it’s pretty predictable. Taking a six-month view offers more clear picture than a 30-day snapshot. For this reason, I might wait until the end of the year before I do another.

Those Recipes with Kodak brand names in the title—Kodachrome, Portra, Gold, Tri-X, etc., etc.—are usually the most popular. Classic Chrome is the king of film simulations, as the majority of the most-viewed Recipes are based on that film simulation. Classic Negative and Reala Ace are battling for the second and third positions. Acros, Eterna, and Nostalgic Neg. are neck-in-neck-in-neck for fourth, fifth, and sixth places.

Without any further delay, below are the most popular Recipes at the halfway point of 2025!

Top 25 Most Popular Film Simulation Recipes of 2025 (so far…)

#1:

Reggie’s Portra is now the number one top Film Simulation Recipe on Fuji X Weekly! It’s always been popular, but interest in this Recipe has soared this year. Reggie Ballesteros created it by modifying my Kodak Portra 400 Recipe to better suit his style and needs. Of the various Portra Recipes, this is the most versatile, and the most popular for portrait photography. This is for X-Trans IV cameras; for X-Trans V, set Color Chrome FX Blue to Off.

#2:

A Classic Chrome based Recipe for X-Trans IV cameras that was the long-time most popular Film Simulation Recipe for Fujifilm cameras on this website. It’s one of my personal favorites.

#3:

A Wes Anderson inspired Recipe based on Classic Chrome for X-Trans IV and X-Trans V cameras.

#4:

A Classic Chrome based Recipe for X-Trans IV cameras that was the long-time #2 most-popular Recipe on Fuji X Weekly (it was #2 in 2024).

#5:

This is the X-Trans V version of Kodak Portra 400 v2. This is one of my personal favorites.

#6:

This is the X-Trans V version of Kodak Gold 200. The X-Trans III/IV version is found later in the list.

#7:

A Classic Chrome based Recipe for X-Trans IV and X-Trans V cameras.

#8:

Pacific Blues and Reala Ace go back-and-forth for which is the most popular Classic Negative Recipe; currently, it’s Pacific Blues. This particular version is compatible with X-Trans IV models, but there is also an X-Trans V version that’s further down the list. This is another of my personal favorite Recipes.

#9:

This version of Kodak Portra 400, which is compatible with X-Trans IV cameras, was once commonly the third most popular Film Simulation Recipe on Fuji X Weekly. While it doesn’t rank as high as it once did, it’s still quite popular.

#10:

This is the long-time most popular B&W Recipe on Fuji X Weekly. It’s based on the Acros film simulation, and has compatibility with X-Trans III, X-Trans IV, and X-Trans V models. This is one of my absolute top-favorite Recipes.

#11:

This is the X-Trans V version of Kodachrome 64.

#12:

Another Classic Chrome based Recipe, for use on X-Trans III models, plus the X-T3/X-T30.

#13:

This is a somewhat newish Recipe, published on October 31st. It uses the Reala Ace film simulation, which means that it is compatible with X-Trans V cameras.

#14:

This is an Eterna-based Recipe for X-Trans V cameras; however, it’s simply an adaptation of the X-Trans IV version that has been around awhile.

#15:

Reala Ace, which is for X-Trans V cameras, predates the Reala Ace film simulation, and is based on Classic Negative.

#16:

This is currently the highest-ranked Recipe that uses the Nostalgic Neg. film simulation. It’s compatible with X-Trans V cameras.

#17:

It is probably unfair to include the Film Dial Recipes in this list because it is not one Recipe, but 14. When it showed up in the Top 25, I was faced with the choice to included it (as unfair as that might be) or not. The Vibrant Arizona article is technically four Recipes, so there is a precedence for its inclusion. I have no idea which of the 14 are the most used.

#18:

This Recipe is reminiscent of scanned Kodachrome 64 slides, and is compatible with X-Trans IV cameras.

#19:

Like the Film Dial Recipe set, this is actually 14 Recipes and not just one. Its inclusion is a little unfair, but here it is. I have no way of knowing which of the 14 are the most used.

#20:

This Recipe uses the Reala Ace film simulation, which means it is compatible with X-Trans V cameras.

#21:

This Recipe uses Classic Chrome and is compatible with both X-Trans IV and X-Trans V models. Interestingly enough, Fujifilm has displayed two of my images at events over the last year, and both were created using this Classic Color Recipe.

#22:

Vintage Kodachrome, which is based on Classic Chrome, is one of the older Film Simulation Recipes on Fuji X Weekly, and is compatible with X-Trans III cameras.

#23:

This was the first Recipe I published that uses the new Reala Ace film simulation.

#24:

The very first Film Simulation Recipe on Fuji X Weekly, this Recipe is compatible with X-Trans III cameras.

#25:

This is the X-Trans V version of the Pacific Blues Recipe.

Find these Film Simulation Recipes and many more on the Fuji X Weekly App!