This is Part 1 of what will be a five-part series exploring Fujifilm Recipes for each generation of cameras. We will begin with the latest models, and work our way back towards the older cameras. For each article, I will suggest seven Recipes to try on your Fujifilm camera. This is intended for those new to the whole Recipe thing, who haven’t tried them before (or perhaps only a few Recipes so far). The intention is to provide you with a list of seven that you can program into your C1-C7 Custom Setting presets. For those with only C1-C6, you’ll have to choose one to exclude; for those with only C1-C4, you’ll have to cut three out.
The list below, which are the seven Recipes for Part 1, is specifically for fifth-generation Fujifilm cameras, which is to say X-Trans V, but it’s a little more complicated than that. Fifth-generation cameras are: X-H2s, X-H2, X-T5, X-S20, X100VI, X-T50, X-M5, X-E5, X-T30 III, GFX100 II, GFX100S II, and GFX100RF. If you have one of those cameras, these are the correct Recipes for you. This is far from an exhaustive list of fifth-generation Recipes, it’s only seven really good ones to get you started. If you are unsure which Fujifilm Recipes to begin with, these are ones that I highly recommend.
Kodachrome was the most iconic film, so it stands to reason that we should begin this list with the Kodachrome 64 Recipe. It’s intended for sunny daylight photography, but can sometimes be good in other scenarios, too, just depending on the subject and lighting. I feel like Kodachrome 64 is an essential Recipe to try.
This is a classic Recipe that’s always popular. Kodak Gold 200 produces warm photos, and is intended for use in sunny daylight situations. It’s especially good for golden hour, including sunrises and sunsets.
The Pacific Blues Recipe is intended for a sunny summer day at the beach; however, I have found it works wonderfully well on foggy or dreary days, too. It’s more dramatic and significantly different than the two options above, so it offers a good alternative aesthetic that’s still film-like. This is one of my personal favorite Recipes.
The Reala Ace Recipe predates the Reala Ace Film Simulation release, and is based on Classic Negative. It’s more like the actual film of the same name than the Reala Ace Film Simulation, which is more like Fujicolor PRO 160C. This is a highly versatile Recipe that can be used anytime of the day or night.
Boldly colorful, Vivid Velvia is intended for landscape photography where you want the scene to pop. It’s fairly versatile, but probably not the best option for portraits. If you are primarily a landscape photographer, you might find yourself using this one the most.
While some of the other Recipes will do well for nighttime photography, CineStill 800T is specifically intended for photographing after dark. You can use it during the day if you should desire a cool blueish cast, but for the most part you’ll want to save it for after sunset. This Recipe pairs well with a weak diffusion filter, like 5% or 10% CineBloom or 1/8 or 1/4 Pro Mist.
Agfa Scala is a new adaptation of an old Recipe. I’ve loved the Agfa Scala Recipe for a long-time, and an update for the latest cameras was long-overdue. This is one of my current favorite B&W options.
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Greets,
Nice options. Many thanks.
The Agfa Scala might be a restricted transparency film but it still carries the Agfa feel.
A cracker!
Malcolm.