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Kodak Vision3 250D v2 — Fujifilm X-T5 (X-Trans V) Film Simulation Recipe

Posted on December 19, 2023 by Ritchie Roesch

*Layers of Urban Construction* – Phoenix, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5 – Kodak Vision3 250D v2

Recently, I published my adaptation of the Kodak Vision3 250D Film Simulation Recipe, which is for X-T3 and X-T30 cameras, for use on the “newer” X-Trans IV models, which are the X-Pro3, X100V, X-T4, X-S10, X-E4, and X-T30 II. This is one of my personal favorite Recipes—if you have a compatible camera, you should definitely give it a try! Unfortunately, for 5th-generation models—currently, the X-H2s, X-H2, X-T5, and X-S20 (yes, the X-S20!)—it will look slightly differently (but try it anyway), because blue renders more deeply on some film simulations.

As I was contemplating how I might approach the use of this Recipe on my X-T5, a Fuji X Weekly reader suggested that I should modify it by using the Nostalgic Neg. film simulation instead of Eterna. Because there are some similarities between those two film sims, there is potential for crossover. Sure enough, with the right modifications, I was able to recreate the look and feel of the Kodak Vision3 250D Recipe using Nostalgic Neg.; however, it’s not an identical rendering, especially the shadows, which are a little warmer. There are other small differences, too. As you know, one film can have many different looks depending on how it was shot, developed, and scanned or printed, so you could consider this v2 version of Kodak Vision3 250D to be a divergent (yet still similar) aesthetic that replicates a different handling of the film.

*Pots & Arches* – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5 – Kodak Vision3 250D v2

If you have a camera with the Nostalgic Neg. film simulation, I invite you to try this new Kodak Vision3 250D v2 Film Simulation Recipe! You should also try the version that uses Eterna, too, and see which one you like better. While the “v1” Recipe has been my favorite for years, I think I like this new v2 version just a little more. It definitely produces an analog-like look that is easy to appreciate.

Film Simulation: Nostalgic Neg.
Dynamic Range: DR200
Grain Effect: Strong, Small
Color Chrome Effect: Strong
Color Chrome FX Blue: Off
White Balance: Fluorescent 1, -5 Red & 0 Blue
Highlight: +4
Shadow: +3
Color: -1
Sharpness: -2
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 Kodak Vision3 250D v2 Film Simulation Recipe on my Fujifilm X-T5:

*Public Telephone* – Scottsdale, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Spinning Carousel* – Scottsdale, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Snack Stop* – Scottsdale, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Nighttime at Circle K* – Surprise, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Urban Bougainvillea* – Phoenix, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Little Plant in a Courtyard* – Phoenix, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Sitting & Waiting* – Phoenix, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Outdoor Dining* – Phoenix, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Vines & Concrete* – Phoenix, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Reflected Light on a Tall Building* – Phoenix, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*High Rise Condo* – Phoenix, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Constructing a Tall Building* – Phoenix, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Jon* – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5 – Photo by Amanda Roesch

*95 LED Shoes* – Phoenix, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Parking Garage* – Phoenix, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Urban Vine* – Phoenix, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*No Left Turn* – Phoenix, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Holiday Guitarist* – Phoenix, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Cranes & Palms* – Phoenix, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Electric Construction* – Phoenix, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Apartment Patio* – Phoenix, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Autumn Rooftop* – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Gazebo Roof* – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Rainbows & Bougainvillea* – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Bougainvillea Veiling Palm* – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Pink Blossoming Flowers* – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

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Kodak Vision3 250D — Fujifilm X-E4 (X-Trans IV) Film Simulation Recipe

Posted on November 23, 2023 by Ritchie Roesch

*Working* – Salt Lake City, UT – Fujifilm X-E4 – Kodak Vision3 250D Recipe

This is a long-overdue adaptation of the X-T3/X-T30 Kodak Vision3 250D Film Simulation Recipe for use on “newer” X-Trans IV cameras. Kodak Vision3 250D is one of my favorite Recipes, but it’s only compatible with the Fujifilm X-T3 and X-T30; however, I’ve been using it on my X100V and X-E4 occasionally for years. It’s not hard to adapt X-T3/X-T30 or X-Trans III Recipes for use on newer models by simply selecting a Grain size (Small or Large), setting Color Chrome FX Blue (and Color Chrome Effect for X-Trans III Recipes) to Off, and Clarity to 0. In the case of this Recipe, I prefer Clarity set to -2 and not 0, but it’s acceptable either way.

Vision3 250D is a medium-speed daylight-balanced color motion picture film introduced by Kodak in 2009. It was a replacement for the similar (yet slightly inferior) Vision2 250D. Vison3 250D can be developed in ECN-2 chemistry or C-41. There is a lot of variation in how the film can look depending on a host of factors—especially how shot, developed, and scanned—but I’ve always been impressed with how closely this Recipe mimics some of the aesthetics produces by the emulsion.

*Colorful Landscape Flowers* – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-E4 – Kodak Vision3 250D Recipe

This Kodak Vision3 250D Film Simulation Recipe is compatible with the Fujifilm X-Pro3, X100V, X-T4, X-S10, X-E4, and X-T30 II cameras. For fifth-generation models, which are the X-H2s, X-H2, X-T5, and X-S20 (yes, the X-S20!), you can use this Recipe, but blue will render more deeply, so it will look slightly different.

Film Simulation: Eterna
Dynamic Range: DR100
Grain Effect: Strong, Small
Color Chrome Effect: Strong
Color Chrome FX Blue: Off
White Balance: Fluorescent 1, -3 Red & -1 Blue
Highlight: +3
Shadow: +4
Color: +3
Sharpness: -2
High ISO NR: -4
Clarity: -2
ISO: Auto, up to ISO 6400
Exposure Compensation: +1/3 to +2/3 (typically)

Example photographs, all camera-made JPEGs captured using this Kodak Vision3 250D Film Simulation Recipe on my Fujifilm X-E4:

*MartAnne’s* – Flagstaff, AZ – Fujifilm X-E4

*Dancing Joy* – Salt Lake City, UT – Fujifilm X-E4

*No Fun* – Salt Lake City, UT – Fujifilm X-E4

*Urban Daisies* – Salt Lake City, UT – Fujifilm X-E4

*Boat on Lake Hamilton* – Hot Springs, AR – Fujifilm X-E4

*Rainy Rose* – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-E4

*Willow* – Bountiful, UT – Fujifilm X-E4

*Afternoon Joy* – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-E4

*Desert Creek* – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-E4

*Arizona Date Palm* – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-E4

*Bougainvillea & Palm Trunk* – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-E4

*Potted Flower Blooms* – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-E4

*Park Gazebo* – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-E4

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Kodak Vision3 250D Film Simulation Recipe — SOOC Viewers Images!

Posted on May 12, 2022 by Ritchie Roesch

This video is the viewer submitted photographs from SOOC Season 02 Episode 03. Yes, your pictures! The recipe-of-the-month was Kodak Vision3 250D. I hope that you enjoyed shooting with it! Thank you to everyone who shared their images, to everyone who participated, and to everyone who tuned in!

For those who don’t know, SOOC is a monthly live video series, with each episode focused on a different Film Simulation Recipe. It is a collaboration between Tame Your Fujifilm (Fujifilm X-Photographer Nathalie Boucry) and Fuji X Weekly (Ritchie Roesch). SOOC is a fun and educational experience where we not only talk about Fujifilm camera settings, but also answer your questions and give tips and tricks. Basically, we’re trying to help you master your Fujifilm camera, with a focus on simplifying your photographic workflow.

If you missed Episode 03 when it was live, you can watch it now (below).

The next episode of SOOC will be live on June 9th, so mark your calendars now!

Shooting with the Kodak Vision3 250D Film Simulation Recipe

Posted on April 21, 2022 by Ritchie Roesch

*Working* – Salt Lake City, UT – Fujifilm X-E4 & 27mm f/2.8 – “Kodak Vision3 250D”

One of my favorite Film Simulation Recipes is Kodak Vision3 250D. It produces wonderful warm tones, and has a vague cinematic feel. Colors pop but not overly so. There’s a lot of contrast, yet it rarely feels like too much, and shadows aren’t overly deep. If you have an X-Trans IV camera and haven’t tried this recipe, you really should!

The Kodak Vision3 250D recipe is intended for the X-T3 and X-T30 cameras, but with some slight modifications it can be used on “newer” X-Trans IV cameras, like my Fujifilm X-E4: I set Clarity to 0, Color Chrome FX Blue to Off, and Grain size to Small. If you have an X-H1, which has the Eterna film simulation, you can also use this recipe, but it will look slightly different because you don’t have Color Chrome Effect. Also, I used this recipe with much success on a GFX 50S camera, as seen in the video below.

In the last SOOC broadcast, Fujifilm X-Photographer Nathalie Boucry and I introduced the Kodak Vision3 250D recipe as the recipe-of-the-month. Shoot with this recipe and upload your pictures here to be included in the next SOOC episode, which will be live on May 12. Also, all those who upload their images captured with this recipe will have a chance to win a one-year subscription to the Fuji X Weekly App.

If you missed the last episode of SOOC, you can watch it below. Also, Season 02 Episode 03 is already scheduled, so be sure to mark your calendars and set a reminder. We will finish our discussion of the Kodak Vision3 250D recipe, showcase your images, and introduce the next recipe-of-the-month: Fujicolor Superia 800. It will be a great time—both fun and educational—and I hope that you can join us! SOOC is interactive, so the more that can tune-in and participate, the better the show is.

I captured the photographs in this article recently using my Fujifilm X-E4 with the Fujinon 27mm f/2.8 lens attached to it. I love this combo! It’s great for travel, street, or just everyday walk-around photography. And the Kodak Vision3 250D recipe works great on it! It doesn’t matter if it’s street, landscape, or candid portrait photography—or almost anything else—this recipe does quite well.

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*Dancing Joy* – Salt Lake City, UT – Fujifilm X-E4 & 27mm f/2.8 – “Kodak Vision3 250D”

*No Fun* – Salt Lake City, UT – Fujifilm X-E4 & 27mm f/2.8 – “Kodak Vision3 250D”

*Urban Daisies* – Salt Lake City, UT – Fujifilm X-E4 & 27mm f/2.8 – “Kodak Vision3 250D”

*Ivy Forest* – Bountiful, UT – Fujifilm X-E4 & 27mm f/2.8 – “Kodak Vision3 250D”

*Willow* – Bountiful, UT – Fujifilm X-E4 & 27mm f/2.8 – “Kodak Vision3 250D”

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SOOC Season 02 Episode 02 This Thursday!

Posted on April 8, 2022 by Ritchie Roesch

SOOC Season 02 kicked off last month, and it’s hard to believe but Episode 02 is right around the corner: this Thursday, April 14, at 10 AM Pacific Time, 1 PM Eastern! In this broadcast we’ll conclude discussing the Kodak Tri-X 400 recipe and introduce the next recipe-of-the-month, which is Kodak Vision3 250D. If you haven’t uploaded your photographs captured with the Kodak Tri-X 400 recipe, be sure to do it soon (click here). Also, as a reminder, if you have some spare time, join us for the Pre-Show, which begins 30 minutes before the broadcast.

If you missed Season 02 Episode 01, you can watch it below.

If you missed last month’s Pre-Show, you can watch it below.

And if you missed the Viewer’s Images, you can watch it below.

See you Thursday!

Fujifilm GFX-50S + Kodak Vision3 250D

Posted on March 15, 2021 by Ritchie Roesch

In the video above I photographed the Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve using a Fujifilm GFX-50S programmed with the Kodak Vision3 250D film simulation recipe. Take a look!

Sometimes film simulation recipes can be used with sensors that they weren’t intended for, but the results can still be good. For example, X-Trans I & II recipes can be used with Bayer sensor cameras, like the X-T200; while the results won’t be identical, you might appreciate the aesthetic anyway. I’ve used Bayer recipes an my X-T1, which is X-Trans II, with good results. The recipe that I used in the video is intended for the X-T3 and X-T30 cameras, but it worked well on the GFX-50S.

My Fujifilm X-T30 Kodak Vision3 250D Film Simulation Recipe

Posted on May 11, 2020 by Ritchie Roesch

Ice Cream Trailer – Farmington, UT – Fujifilm X-T30 “Kodak Vision3 250D”

A Fuji X Weekly reader asked me to create a film simulation recipe that mimics Kodak Vision3 250D motion picture film. Kodak introduced Vision3 250D in 2009. While it’s a color negative motion picture film, it can also be used for still photography. I’ve never used this film, but as I researched it, I came to realize that this one film can produce many different looks, depending on how it’s shot and developed. In fact, you can develop it using either the C-41 or ECN-2 process, and you can even develop it as black-and-white. You can push-process several stops. There’s a lot of latitude for over and under exposure.

As you can imagine, it would be impossible to create a film simulation recipe that mimics every possible look from this film, or even most. I focused in on one specific aesthetic, although I can’t say for sure how that aesthetic was achieved, and made a recipe that mimics it. I think I came pretty darn close. Perhaps more importantly, these settings look good. There’s a certain quality to the pictures made using this recipe that’s especially lovely. Some of you are really going to love these settings!

Flowers on a Tree Branch – Farmington, UT – Fujifilm X-T30 “Kodak Vision3 250D”

Since Kodak Vision3 250D is a motion picture film, I had fun using this film simulation recipe in the 16:9 aspect ratio from time-to-time because it is a more cinematic shape. If you used the film for still photography, most likely the frame would be a 3:2 aspect ratio, which is what I chose for most of these pictures. You can choose any aspect ratio that you’d like. If you have an X-H1, which doesn’t have Color Chrome Effect but does have Eterna, you can still use this recipe, but the results will be slightly different.

Eterna
Dynamic Range: DR100
Highlight: +3
Shadow: +4
Color: +3
Noise Reduction: -4
Sharpening: -2
Grain Effect: Strong
Color Chrome Effect: Strong
White Balance: Fluorescent 1 (Daylight Fluorescent), -3 Red & -1 Blue
ISO: Auto up to ISO 6400
Exposure Compensation: +1/3 to +2/3 (typically)