Closed – Litchfield Park, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5 – PRO Negative 160C
After discovering that the new Reala Ace film simulation is a version of PRO Neg., and is similar to both PRO Neg. Hi and PRO Neg. Std, I decided that I wanted to replicate as closely as possible my first Reala Ace-based Film Simulation Recipe—PRO Negative 160C—for those camera that don’t have the new film simulation. Right now Reala Ace is only available on the Fujifilm X100VI (and GFX100 II), but Fujifilm has stated that they will be bringing it to the other fifth-generation models (X-H2s, X-H2, X-T5, and X-S20) sometimes this summer.
For whatever reason, PRO Neg. Std seems to work easier for replicating the Reala Ace film sim than PRO Neg. Hi, but they are both in the general neighborhood. Obviously Fujifilm didn’t make Reala Ace identical to either, and it is its own unique profile. With that said, it’s possible to get fairly close to it using either PRO Neg. Hi or especially PRO Neg. Std; however, the PRO Negative 160 Film Simulation Recipe has Color set to +4, which meant that only PRO Neg. Hi could be used, as Std doesn’t have enough vibrancy.
Blossom Vine – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-E4 – PRO Negative 160C
This PRO Negative 160C Film Simulation Recipe, which uses PRO Neg. Hi, is not a perfect match to the original version that uses Reala Ace, but is probably 90-95% similar. I like the Reala Ace one just a little more, but if your camera doesn’t have that as an option, this is a good alternative. This new version is compatible with (as of this writing) the Fujifilm X-T4, X-S10, X-E4, X-T30 II, X-H2s, X-H2, X-T5, X-S20, and X100VI. For the X100VI, I recommend using the Reala Ace version and not this one, but you can choose whichever you personally prefer.
Film Simulation: PRO Neg. Hi Dynamic Range: DR400 Grain Effect: Weak, Small Color Chrome Effect: Strong Color Chrome FX Blue: Weak White Balance: Auto, +1 Red & -3 Blue Highlight: +0.5 Shadow: -1.5 Color: +4 Sharpness: -1 High ISO NR: -4 Clarity: -2 ISO: Auto, up to ISO 6400 Exposure Compensation: 0 to +2/3 (typically)
Example photographs, all camera-made JPEGs captured using this PRO Negative 160C Film Simulation Recipe on my Fujifilm X-E4 & Fujifilm X-T5:
Mountain Sunset from a Car Window – Patagonia, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5
Patagonia Lake – Patagonia, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5
Lake Boat – Patagonia, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5
Pigeon in a Tree – Bisbee, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5
Josh at the Park – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-E4
Rolling – Tempe, AZ – Fujifilm X-E4
Abandoned Trailer Home – Arlington, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5
Abandoned Home in the Desert – Arlington, TX – Fujifilm X-T5
I Spy With My Little Eye… a Cat – Palo Verde, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5
No Parking, One Way – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-E4
End of the Road – Litchfield Park, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5
Hall’s – Arlington, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5
Four Palm Trees – Palo Verde, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5
Spiky Arms – Saguaro National Park, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5
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Amazing Grace – Glendale, AZ – Fujifilm X100VI – PRO Negative 160C
This is the very first Film Simulation Recipe that I created using my brand-new Fujifilm X100VI camera, and also the very first using the new Reala Ace film simulation. I’m very excited to share it with you, because I think many of you who have received their X100VI cameras will love it, and those still waiting for their order to be shipped can look forward to it—as well as those with the other X-Trans V cameras whenever it is that Fujifilm gives the Reala Ace film simulation to those models via a firmware update, which Fujifilm has said that they will do.
I mentioned a few days ago that Reala Ace isn’t much like Reala film, but is actually similar to PRO Neg. Std, mostly with just a small increase in Highlight and a moderate increase in Color. It is essentially a third PRO Neg. option, with a tonality in-between Hi and Std, and saturation more similar to Hi (just a little more, actually); for whatever reason, it’s easier to replicate the Reala Ace film sim with PRO Neg. Std than PRO Neg. Hi, but you can get pretty close with either. The most similar emulsion to the new Reala Ace film sim is, in my opinion, Fujicolor PRO 160C, which was made by Fujifilm between 2004 and 2010. “PRO Neg. C” is probably a more appropriate name for the new film sim than Reala Ace, but that’s not what Fujifilm chose.
Vibrant Trumpets – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X100VI – PRO Negative 160C
I didn’t necessarily set out to recreate Fujicolor PRO 160C with this PRO Negative 160C Film Simulation Recipe, although I had it in my mind because I had just looked at a bunch of pictures captured with the film. More simply, I was intending a PRO Neg. Std tonality, but with vibrancy more like (or possibly slightly beyond) PRO Neg. Hi with Color set to +4. You can get about 90% similar to this Recipe using PRO Neg. Hi, but you can’t quite match it. You could probably get a 95% match if PRO Neg. Std had a +6 Color option, but alas +4 is the most that Fujifilm provides. Even though this wasn’t exactly meant to replicate Fujicolor PRO 160C film, it is definitely in the ballpark of that emulsion, and you could probably convince some people that used the film, and not a digital camera.
For those unfamiliar with Fujicolor PRO 160C, it was a natural-yet-vibrant low-ISO color negative professional-grade daylight film. Fujifilm made three different emulsions in the PRO 160 line: 160S, 160NS, and 160C. The PRO 160 series was intended to compete against Kodak’s Portra 160 films; specifically, PRO 160S was Fujifilm’s answer to Portra 160NC, PRO 160C was Fujifilm’s answer to Portra 160VC, and PRO 160NS was Fujifilm’s answer to (the later updated) Portra 160. With that said, Fujifilm’s emulsions were significantly divergent from Kodak’s offerings; while Portra is now legendary, PRO 160 has nearly been forgotten. I never shot with PRO 160C personally, but I did use PRO 160S a couple of times; in retrospect, I think I would have liked 160C more.
Railroad Water Tower – Gila Bend, AZ – Fujifilm X100VI – PRO Negative 160C
As of this writing, the only Fujifilm cameras this PRO Negative 160C Film Simulation Recipe is compatible with are the X100VI and GFX100 II. I’ve not tested this on the GFX model, but I’m certain that it will render slightly differently, although that shouldn’t stop you from trying it. Eventually all X-Trans V cameras will be able to use it once Fujifilm releases it to those models, but I’m not certain exactly when that will happen (hopefully soon). This is a versatile Recipe—use it anytime of the day or night! I believe that it could be your go-to option for everyday photography.
Film Simulation: Reala Ace Dynamic Range: DR200 Grain Effect: Weak, Small Color Chrome Effect: Strong Color Chrome FX Blue: Off White Balance: Auto, +1 Red & -2 Blue Highlight:-1 Shadow: -1 Color: +4 Sharpness: -1 High ISO NR: -4 Clarity: -2 ISO: Auto, up to ISO 6400 Exposure Compensation: 0 to +2/3 (typically)
Example photographs, all camera-made JPEGs captured using this PRO Negative 160C Film Simulation Recipe on my Fujifilm X100VI:
Afternoon in Spring – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X100VI
Bougainvillea & Arch – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X100VI
Shrub along Stucco Wall – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X100VI
Water Angels – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X100VI
Yellow Wall – Gila Bend, AZ – Fujifilm X100VI
Abandoned Service Station – Gila Bend, AZ – Fujifilm X100VI
Old Fire Engine – Gila Bend, AZ – Fujifilm X100VI
Old Fire Engine Cab – Gila Bend, AZ – Fujifilm X100VI
Steering Wheel in an Abandoned Truck – Gila Bend, AZ – Fujifilm X100VI
Yellow Wall, Abandoned Building – Gila Bend, AZ – Fujifilm X100VI
Window Basket – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X100VI
Jon with a Camera – Glendale, AZ – Fujifilm X100VI
American Turkey Legs – Glendale, AZ – Fujifilm X100VI
Bud Bud, Light Light – Glendale, AZ – Fujifilm X100VI
Thunderbird & Canopies – Glendale, AZ – Fujifilm X100VI
Mirrored Jets – Glendale, AZ – Fujifilm X100VI
Four Birds in the Sky – Glendale, AZ – Fujifilm X100VI
Collision Course – Glendale, AZ – Fujifilm X100VI
Travis – Glendale, AZ – Fujifilm X100VI
Twin Engine – Glendale, AZ – Fujifilm X100VI
Blue Angel 0 – Glendale, AZ – Fujifilm X100VI
Green Buckets – Glendale, AZ – Fujifilm X100VI
Rescue – Glendale, AZ – Fujifilm X100VI
Airmen in Sunglasses – Glendale, AZ – Fujifilm X100VI
Palm Tree Checkerboard – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X100VI
It’s all Greek to Me – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X100VI
Little Lights, Big Lights – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X100VI
The Black Hole – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X100VI
Kool & The Gang, Crowd – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X100VI
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