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Random Recipe Challenge: 10 Frames with LomoChrome Metropolis

Posted on June 14, 2022 by Ritchie Roesch

The Fuji X Weekly App has a brand-new feature that’s super fun: Random Recipe! When you tap the criss-crossed arrows at the top-right, the App will randomly select a Film Simulation Recipe for you.

If you are a Fuji X Weekly App Patron and you have various Filters selected (such as Filter by Camera, Filter by Film Simulation, Filter by B&W, etc.), the Random Recipe selector will only choose from the list of filtered recipes, so you can have it select from what is compatible with your camera. In my case, I chose “Filter by X-E4” prior to tapping the Random Recipe selector, so only the recipes compatible with the X-E4 were considered.

Here’s a fun way to use this new feature: the Random Recipe Challenge! The rules are 1) use the App to select a Random Recipe for you⁠—whatever it selects you have to use (if you are not a Patron and the App chooses a non-compatible recipe, you can try again until it lands on a recipe that is compatible with your camera)⁠—and 2) shoot with this recipe for 24 or 36 frames (your choice), like it’s a roll of film, before changing recipes. If you post to Instagram, use the hashtag #fxwrandomrecipechallenge. I hope that you have a lot of fun with the Random Recipe Challenge, and I can’t wait to see what you capture!

When I tapped the Random Recipe icon, the App chose for me the LomoChrome Metropils Film Simulation Recipe. I shot 36 frames with this recipe on my Fujifilm X-E4 with a Vivitar 135mm f/2.8 lens attached to it. Below are my favorite 10 pictures of the 36 frames. Enjoy!

*Lather* – Phoenix, AZ – Fujifilm X-E4 & Vivitar 135mm

*Malnatis Pizzeria* – Phoenix, AZ – Fujifilm X-E4 & Vivitar 135mm

*Cheese ‘n Stuff* – Phoenix, AZ – Fujifilm X-E4 & Vivitar 135mm

*Local* – Phoenix, AZ – Fujifilm X-E4 & Vivitar 135mm

*Umbrella* – Phoenix, AZ – Fujifilm X-E4 & Vivitar 135mm

*Empty Hummingbird Feeder* – Gilbert, AZ – Fujifilm X-E4 & Vivitar 135mm

*Daylight Bulb* – Gilbert, AZ – Fujifilm X-E4 & Vivitar 135mm

*Tree Leaves* – Gilbert, AZ – Fujifilm X-E4 & Vivitar 135mm

*Spraying Water* – Gilbert, AZ – Fujifilm X-E4 & Vivitar 135mm

*Palm Tree Top* – Gilbert, AZ – Fujifilm X-E4 & Vivitar 135mm

Find the LomoChrome Metropolis Film Simulation Recipe and over 200 others on the Fuji X Weekly App! Don’t have the App? Download it for free today! Become a Patron to unlock the best App experience.

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Fujifilm X-Trans IV Film Simulation Recipe: LomoChrome Metropolis

Posted on April 11, 2021 by Ritchie Roesch

*Stop No. 11* – Farmington, UT – Fujifilm X-T4 – “LomoChrome Metropolis”

I’ve had many requests to create a LomoChrome Metropolis recipe, but it was impossible until Fujifilm created the new Eterna Bleach Bypass film simulation and new Auto White Priority white balance. LomoChrome Metropolis film, which is a Lomography product, has only been around for a couple of years. The film is high-contrast, with low-saturation and a warm cast. It has a cool retro-feel despite being new.

There’s a special quality to this LomoChrome Metropolis recipe. It’s almost a color version of black-and-white photography. In the right situations it creates a wonderful look that’s easy to love. It often mimics the film pretty faithfully. I’m very happy with how this one turned out, and I used it recently on a trip to Arizona.

This LomoChrome Metropolis recipe has been on the Fuji X Weekly app as a Patron Early-Access recipe since December 1st when the app launched. All of the Patron Early-Access recipes will eventually be made available to everyone as they’re replaced with new ones, which means that there’s a new recipe for Fuji X Weekly Patrons on the app right now, so if you’re a Patron, go check it out. This LomoChrome Metropolis recipe has been unlocked, so everyone now has access to it.

*Dark Blossoms* – Phoenix, AZ – Fujifilm X-E4 – “LomoChrome Metropolis”

Because this recipe requires Eterna Bleach Bypass, Auto White Priority and a .5 adjustment, it’s only compatible with the Fujifilm X-T4, X-S10, and X-E4 cameras. Unfortunately, all of the other X-Trans IV cameras (as of this writing) don’t have the required JPEG options, so it’s not compatible with other cameras. If you have an X-T4, X-S10 and X-E4, you might really appreciate this new film simulation recipe!

Eterna Bleach Bypass
Dynamic Range: DR200
Highlight: +1
Shadow: +2.5
Color: -2
Noise Reduction: -4
Sharpening: -1
Clarity: +4
Grain Effect: Strong, Small
Color Chrome Effect: Strong
Color Chrome Effect Blue: Strong
White Balance: Auto White Priority, +1 Red & -7 Blue
ISO: Auto, up to ISO 6400
Exposure Compensation: +1/3 to +1 (typically)

Example photographs, all camera-made JPEGs using this LomoChrome Metropolis film simulation recipe:

*Artful Girl* – Farmington, UT – Fujifilm X-T4

*National Geographic Bag* – Phoenix, AZ – Fujifilm X-E4

*Bouquet of Fake Flowers* – Phoenix, AZ – Fujifilm X-E4

*Blossoming Red* – Phoenix, AZ – Fujifilm X-E4

*Tropical Bloom* – Phoenix, AZ – Fujifilm X-E4

*Red Winter Berries* – Farmington, UT – Fujifilm X-T4

*Dirt Desert Drive* – Phoenix, AZ – Fujifilm X-E4

*Sunlight Through a Dormant Tree* – Farmington, UT – Fujifilm X-T4

*Backlit Reeds* – Farmington, UT – Fujifilm X-T4

*Suburban Triangles* – Farmington, UT – Fujifilm X-T4

*Yellow Blossom Sky* – Phoenix, AZ – Fujifilm X-E4

*Hanging Light Bulb* – Phoenix, AZ – Fujifilm X-E4

Find this film simulation recipe on the Fuji X Weekly — Film Recipes App!