One of the cool new features of the Fuji X Weekly App is Categories. There are a couple of ways to interact with and use Categories, one of which is only available to Patron subscribers, which is what we’re discussing in this article. For App Patrons, if you select Filter you can Filter By Category, in addition to all the other Filter options. This can really help you to hone in on Film Simulation Recipes for your specific situation and desired aesthetic. Let me illustrate.
Let’s say that you have a fifth-generation X-Trans camera, like the X100VI, X-T5, X-E5, etc., and you want a film-like aesthetic for Americana pictures that’s good for both landscape and street photography, you can find that. Simply Filter By your camera or sensor generation, and choose those Categories: Americana, Film-like, Landscapes, and Street. You can select as many or as few as you’d like—the more Categories you choose, the fewer results you’ll get. While you may not see a lot of options, the Film Simulation Recipes you do see will match your request pretty well. Let’s take a look at the results.
If there’s one film-like Recipe for Americana photography that’s good for both landscape and street photography, it’s Kodachrome 64. The film that this Recipe is based on is, of course, iconic. There are also versions for other cameras: X-Trans IV, X-T3/X-T30, and X-Trans II.
This is one of those Recipes that seems to always work no matter the circumstance. If you’ve never tried the Kodak Ultramax 400 Recipe, you definitely should. There are also versions for X-Trans IV and X-Trans III + X-T3/X-T30.
Kodak Gold 200 is a legendary film, so the inclusion of the Recipe that is based on it should not surprise anyone. There is also an X-Trans III + X-T3/X-T30 version.
I find that Kodak Portra 800 v3 produces a similar aesthetic to some of the pictures in Kyle McDougall’s An American Mile series. The Recipe includes instructions for both X-Trans V and X-Trans IV cameras.
Summer of ’59 is currently a Fuji X Weekly App Patron Early-Access Recipe. Those that can Filter By Category can also view and use this Recipe; for everyone else, it will eventually become available once it has been replaced by a new Early-Access Recipe.
Ektachrome E100 is another App Patron Early-Access Recipe. It’s the most different of the six in this article. Like the previous one, this is currently only available to Patron subscribers, but it will eventually be available to everyone.
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Maybe it’s me but the recipes are very hard to compare. I see the image of the three folks at the Grand Canyon, then golden hour at the canyon. Hard to compare.
Hopefully this helps:
https://fujixweekly.com/2026/01/06/comparing-six-film-simulation-recipes/
Hey Ritchie, just wanted to say I love these recipes and use them constantly. Thanks so much for the effort you put into them. If you have time, I’d love your help building a recipe to emulate the film look in these images in the link below… because I am really struggling haha and really love this look. Perhaps you already have a recipe you can point me towards that is already close?
Ive been trying for the past week and havnt come close, so I thought I’d ask the best of the best 😊
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/185JKZoSSn/
Just to clarify the photos I am referring to are by Yovanna Ventura. With the caption ” 🌹 ❤️ “
This is probably the closest:
https://fujixweekly.com/2021/05/30/fujifilm-x-trans-iv-x-pro3-x100v-x-t4-x-s10-x-e4-film-simulation-recipe-fujicolor-nps-160-pulled/
For fifth-generation cameras, set Color Chrome FX Blue to Weak instead of Strong.
Hmm, it still doesn’t quite feel right to me. I think the Funicolor NPS 160 is coming across a bit too cool. I tried Auto WB with R+2 / B-5.
One thing to keep in mind for the future, I know you usually don’t use Portrait Enhancer, but with Classic Negative it might be worth trying. Classic Neg can sometimes make skin tones look a bit rough, and even weak Portrait Enhancer seems to take the edge off and make them look more natural. Definitely worth a test 🙂