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Kodak Vericolor Warm — Fujifilm X-T5 (X-Trans V) Film Simulation Recipe

Posted on December 12, 2022 by Ritchie Roesch

*Right Around the Bend* – Arlington, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5 – “Kodak Vericolor Warm”

I wasn’t sure if I should publish this Film Simulation Recipe, but then I thought, why not? Initially, the intention was simply to see how the Nostalgic Neg. film simulation looks with Dynamic Range set to DR100, and how the X-T5 images look at ISO 125, which is the base-ISO of X-Trans V cameras. I didn’t model these settings after any specific film aesthetic; instead, I borrowed the GAF 500 Film Simulation Recipe‘s white balance (modified just a little after a couple test shots), and was also inspired by Kodak Portra 400 and Reggie’s Portra recipes. I wasn’t sure what to expect from this, but I ended up really liking it!

So what does this Film Simulation Recipe most closely resemble? Unintentionally, I think it has some similarities to Kodak Vericolor film. What’s Kodak Vericolor? Originally introduced in 1971 as an ISO 100 professional color negative film, Kodak made two version of Vericolor: NPS (also known as S-Type) for short exposures (Daylight balanced) and NPL (also known as L-Type) for long exposures (Tungsten balanced). Just a few years later Kodak improved the emulsions and in 1974 introduced Vericolor II NPS and NPL, which was also ISO 100. In 1983 Kodak improved the emulsion once again and introduced Vericolor III, which was ISO 160 for NPS and ISO 100 for NPL; however, the NPL version was later spun off as Ektacolor Pro Gold 100T and later Portra 100T, while Vericolor III NPS was renamed Vericolor III 160. Later (sometime in the late-1980’s, although I couldn’t pinpoint a specific year), Kodak introduced a new high-ISO version called Vericolor III 400. Vericolor III 160 and 400 were replaced by Portra 160 and 400 in 1998. This recipe by chance shares a resemblance to Vericolor III 160 or perhaps Vericolor II NPS, but I think it is more warm, and perhaps more like if an 81A Color Correction Filter was used in conjunction with the film, a common technique in the film era, and maybe a CPL filter, too.

*Hanging Garden Light* – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5 – “Kodak Vericolor Warm”

This Kodak Vericolor Warm Film Simulation Recipe is only compatible with (as of this writing) the Fujifilm X-T5, X-H2, and X-H2S. I assume that the GFX100S and GFX50S II can also use this recipe, but that it will render slightly different—I don’t have either of those cameras to test it to know for certain. Unless Fujifilm gives X-Trans IV cameras the Nostalgic Neg. film simulation, which I doubt they will do, this recipe is only for X-Trans V cameras, and maybe the latest GFX, too; however, consider the Kodak Portra 160, Kodak Portra 400, and Reggie’s Portra as alternatives for those with X-Trans IV models. This Kodak Vericolor Warm recipe is especially well-suited for daylight photography, but can also be used during “blue hour” and overcast situations.

Film Simulation: Nostalgic Neg.
Grain Effect: Weak, Small
Color Chrome Effect: Strong
Color Chrome FX Blue: Strong
White Balance: 3000K, +8 Red & -9 Blue
Dynamic Range: DR100
Highlight: -2
Shadow: -1
Color: +2
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 using this “Kodak Vericolor Warm” Film Simulation Recipe on my Fujifilm X-T5:

*Blue Sky Bougainvillea Blossom* – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Rose in the Garden* – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Triple Leaves* – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Water Pipe* – Arlington, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Trioliet* – Arlington, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Tired Old Bus* – Arlington, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Four Lights* – Arlington, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Tractor Pipe* – Arlington, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Cattle Co* – Arlington, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Industrial Water* – Arlington, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Tree on the Bank* – Arlington, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Fujifilm Photographer* – Arlington, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Roadside Memorial* – Arlington, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Feed Barn* – Palo Verde, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Metal Garage* – Arlington, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Rust & Lock* – Arlington, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*No Loitering on Bridge* – Arlington, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Love the Bridge* – Arlington, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Goat Man* – Arlington, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

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Timeless Negative — Fujifilm X-T5 (X-Trans V) Film Simulation Recipe

Posted on November 30, 2022 by Ritchie Roesch

*Soft Rose* – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5 – “Timeless Negative”

On February 3, 2021, Fujifilm shared the very first Nostalgic Neg. Film Simulation Recipe. As part of their promotion for the GFX100S, which was the first camera to have the new Nostalgic Neg. film sim, Fujifilm Japan shared a YouTube video, and hidden within was a recipe put together by the creators of Nostalgic Neg. “Nostalgic Negative is tuned for the best allrounder settings, but if you want to tweak it to get that classic American New Color look from the ’70’s, there are some adjustments you should make.” Fujifilm recommended, when using the Nostalgic Neg. film simulation, to set everything to 0, Off, or Auto, except for three things: shift Auto White Balance to +2 Red & -3 Blue, adjust Shadow to -2, and reduce Color to -2. Additional to that, I recommend using -4 High ISO NR.

I’m not a huge fan of Nostalgic Neg. set to factory defaults. It’s not bad, but it’s not what it purports to be, which is a vintage 1970’s aesthetic inspired by Eggleston, Shore, Sternfeld, and Misrach. I think Fujifilm should have had the courage to make their recipe the default, and not worry so much that it wasn’t the “best allrounder” film simulation. Fujifilm’s suggested adjustments do improve Nostalgic Neg. and bring it closer to a ’70’s vibe, but I felt I could improve it just a little more. Of course, that’s all subjective, and you might prefer factory default Nostalgic Neg., or Fujifilm’s recommended recipe, or something different altogether—in other words, when I say that this is “improved” it’s perfectly alright to disagree with that assessment, but hopefully many of you will agree that this is indeed better—at least a little, as my adjustments to Fujifilm’s recipe are pretty subtle. This particular recipe seems to be especially versatile, and can be used for many different genres of photography and in various light conditions—it looks good most anytime of the day or night.

*Evening Bougainvillea* – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5 – “Timeless Negative”

This Timeless Negative Film Simulation Recipe is only compatible with (as of this writing) the Fujifilm X-T5, X-H2, and X-H2S. I assume that the GFX100S and GFX50S II can also use this recipe, but that it will render slightly different—I don’t have either of those cameras to test it to know for certain. Unless Fujifilm gives X-Trans IV cameras the Nostalgic Neg. film simulation, which I doubt they will do, this recipe is only for X-Trans V cameras, and maybe the latest GFX, too; however, Nostalgic Neg. isn’t too dissimilar from Eterna, so perhaps consider the Arizona Analog, SantaColor, Eterna V2, and Polaroid recipes as potential alternatives for those with X-Trans IV models.

Film Simulation: Nostalgic Neg.
Grain Effect: Weak, Small
Color Chrome Effect: Strong
Color Chrome FX Blue: Off
White Balance: Auto, +2 Red & -3 Blue
Dynamic Range: DR400
Highlight: +2
Shadow: -2
Color: -3
Sharpness: 0
High ISO NR: -4
Clarity: -2
ISO: Auto, up to ISO 6400
Exposure Compensation: -2/3 to +1/3 (typically)

Example photographs, all camera-made JPEGs using this “Timeless Negative” Film Simulation Recipe on my Fujifilm X-T5:

*Dark Coffee* – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Night Train* – Williams, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Color Behind Frosted Glass* – Williams, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Hot Hot Hot* – Williams, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Sleigh Bell* – Williams, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Round Trip Ticket* – Williams, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Dusk Train* – Williams, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Keep Off* – Williams, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Please… Use RitchieCam* – Williams, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Barricades* – Williams, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*ATSF Caboose* – Williams, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Route 66 Gift Shop* – Williams, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Car Above, Coke Below* – Williams, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*UnAmerican Experience* – Williams, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Stop Route 66* – Williams, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Los Angeles, 1978* – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Looney Tune* – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Backyard Trumpet Blossoms* – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

Comparison

*Factory default Nostalgic Neg., except High ISO NR set to -4.*

*Nostalgic Neg. with Fujifilm’s suggested adjustments.*

*This new Timeless Negative Film Simulation Recipe.*

*Nostalgia Negative Film Simulation Recipe.*

*Pacific Blues Film Simulation Recipe, except Color Chrome FX Blue set to Weak.*

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1970’s Summer — Fujifilm X-T5 (X-Trans V) Film Simulation Recipe

Posted on November 27, 2022 by Ritchie Roesch

*Short Train* – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5 – “1970’s Summer”

This Film Simulation Recipe is the aesthetic that I hoped to achieve with the new Nostalgic Neg. film simulation. What does it resemble? It very much has a nostalgic Kodak “memory color” (as Fujifilm likes to say) that is reminiscent of old color photographs from the 1970’s. You might notice some similarities to William Eggleston’s Election Eve and 2 1/4 series and some of his other work from the late-1960’s through the mid-1970’s—not every picture, but certainly several. You might spot some similarities between this look and some of Stephen Shore’s photographs from the early-to-mid 1970’s. I think there are some similarities to a few of Joel Sternfeld’s American Prospects pictures. There’s a noticeable likeness to several of Richard Misrach’s desert photographs. In other words, this recipe produces a distinct 1970’s American New Color aesthetic.

It shouldn’t surprise you that the Nostalgic Neg. film simulation produces this look because Fujifilm stated that the American New Color movement was the inspiration. Specifically, they looked at the photographs of Eggleston, Shore, Sternfeld, and Misrach, but out-of-the-box default Nostalgic Neg. doesn’t seem to resemble their work all that closely. After examining many of their photographs, and identifying a few from each with a similar aesthetic, I set out to create a Film Simulation Recipe that better mimics some of their pictures. I feel like a got pretty close, and this recipe produces a distinct 1970’s vibe—especially the warmth of summertime—and so I named it 1970’s Summer. This recipe works best in sunny daylight, and is excellent for midday photography.

*Going Out of Business* – Prescott, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5 – “1970’s Summer”

This 1970’s Summer Film Simulation Recipe is only compatible with (as of this writing) the Fujifilm X-T5, X-H2, and X-H2S. I assume that the GFX100S and GFX50S II can also use this recipe, but that it will render slightly different—I don’t have either of those cameras to test it to know for certain. Unless Fujifilm gives X-Trans IV cameras the Nostalgic Neg. film simulation, which I doubt they will do, this recipe is only for X-Trans V cameras, and maybe the latest GFX, too; however, if you are looking for something somewhat similar, try my Vintage Color recipe, or even Kodak Portra 400 Warm.

Film Simulation: Nostalgic Neg.
Grain Effect: Strong, Large
Color Chrome Effect: Strong
Color Chrome FX Blue: Strong
White Balance: 6500K, -1 Red & -4 Blue
Dynamic Range: DR400
Highlight: -2
Shadow: -0.5
Color: -2
Sharpness: -2
High ISO NR: -4
Clarity: -3
ISO: Auto, up to ISO 6400
Exposure Compensation: +1/3 to +1 (typically)

Example photographs, all camera-made JPEGs using this “1970’s Summer” Film Simulation Recipe on my Fujifilm X-T5:

*Red & Gold* – Prescott, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Adventure’s First Stop* – Prescott Valley, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Hyundai* – Prescott, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Cat Clock* – Prescott, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Propane* – Hassayampa, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Security Light* – Palo Verde, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Hay, Detour* – – Arlington, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Gila River Bridge* – Arlington, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*13 FT 6 IN* – Arlington, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Around the Bend* – Arlington, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Gillespie Dam Bridge* – Arlington, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Desert Dam* – Arlington, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Julio Suarez* – Arlington, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Dam Reflection* – Arlington, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Broken Dam* – Arlington, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Lakeview* – Lynx Lake, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Attention Anglers* – Lynx Lake, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Can’t See the Forest* – Lynx Lake, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Rural Tree* – Arlington, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Green Field* – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Abandoned Rural Home* – Palo Verde, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*More Than Double Wide* – Arlington, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Hole in the Wall* – Arlington, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Abandoned & Leaning* – Arlington, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Desert Basketball* – Arlington, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Double Cross* – Arlington, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Palm Trunk & Blocks* – Arlington, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Fake Fall Flowers* – Arlington, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Arlington Baptist Church* – Arlington, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Gate 8* – Arlington, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Flowing Water & Broken Footbridge* – Arlington, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Irrigation Mist* – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

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Nostalgia Negative — My First Fujifilm X-T5 (X-Trans V) Film Simulation Recipe!!

Posted on November 22, 2022 by Ritchie Roesch

*Lynx Lake Overlook* – Lynx Lake, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5 – “Nostalgia Negative”

I spent $1,700 to get the Nostalgic Neg. film simulation. When I tried out-of-the-box default Nostalgic Neg., I was initially disappointed. It didn’t seem like anything special, or even particularly nostalgic. After a closer look, I saw the potential. The Nostalgic Neg. film simulation is like a cross between Eterna and Classic Chrome. It has soft tonalities in the shadows like Eterna, and warm colors are similar to Eterna, but with contrast and an overall palette more similar to Classic Chrome. There are some aspects that aren’t necessarily like either Eterna or Classic Chrome, but, for the most part, if Eterna and Classic Chrome had a baby, it would be Nostalgic Neg.

For this first Fujifilm X-Trans V Film Simulation Recipe, I wasn’t trying to emulate any specific film or process. I just wanted something that looked good. I simply attempted to create a better Nostalgic Neg., something that I would like shooting with. I hoped that perhaps it would even evoke feelings of nostalgia—that’s why I call this recipe Nostalgia Negative—and it would produce a vintage analog-like aesthetic. I think it does.

I really like this recipe for daylight situations. It does quite well in both midday and golden hour light. It’s pretty decent in shade, too. It’s not particularly well suited for indoor artificial light or nighttime photography, so I would avoid it for that. Otherwise, use it for landscapes, portraits, urban—it will look good for pretty much any genre of photography. I think this will be an instant favorite recipe for those with the latest cameras. Because this recipe uses Clarity, you cannot use the HEIF format, because HEIF disables Clarity. Also, for those who aren’t aware, Clarity causes the camera to pause briefly after each shot, similar to the amount of time it takes to advance to the next frame of film on an analog camera. I have Smooth Skin Effect Off, but I’m sure it’s fine if you enable it, either Weak or Strong, if you prefer.

*Two Ducks* – Lynx Lake, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5 – “Nostalgia Negative”

This Nostalgia Negative Film Simulation Recipe is only compatible with (as of this writing) the Fujifilm X-T5, X-H2, and X-H2S. I assume that the GFX100S and GFX50S II can also use this recipe, but that it will render slightly different—I don’t have either of those cameras to test it to know for certain. Unless Fujifilm gives X-Trans IV cameras this film simulation, which I highly doubt that they will, this recipe is only for X-Trans V, and maybe the latest GFX, too; however, my Nostalgic Negative recipe for X-Trans IV cameras is actually not too far off from the Nostalgic Neg. film simulation, so you might appreciate using that recipe while you wait to get a camera with the new film simulation.

Film Simulation: Nostalgic Neg.
Grain Effect: Strong, Small
Color Chrome Effect: Strong
Color Chrome FX Blue: Weak
White Balance: Daylight, +3 Red & -3 Blue
Dynamic Range: DR400
Highlight: -1
Shadow: +1
Color: +4
Sharpness: -1
High ISO NR: -4
Clarity: -3
ISO: Auto, up to ISO 6400
Exposure Compensation: 0 to +2/3 (typically)

Example photographs, all camera-made JPEGs using this new “Nostalgia Negative” Film Simulation Recipe on my Fujifilm X-T5:

*Blue Tree* – Lynx Lake, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Lake Log* – Lynx Lake, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Caution: Nature* – Lynx Lake, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Believer* – Lynx Lake, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*CVS Obscured* – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Golden Tower* – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*The Burmister* – Prescott, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Dusk Blazer* – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Spiderweb Rocks* – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Don’t Shoot* – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Golden Light Chair* – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Lake Rocks* – Lynx Lake, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Log on the Lake* – Lynx Lake, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Brush Above the Water* – Lynx Lake, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Private Dock* – Lynx Lake, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*PFG Boy* – Lynx Lake, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Amanda* – Lynx Lake, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Forest Abstract* – Lynx Lake, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Last Light on the Desert Mountain Ridge* – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

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New Nostalgic Negative Film Simulation + X-Trans IV Nostalgic Negative Recipe!

Posted on February 7, 2021 by Ritchie Roesch

*Winter Berries* – Farmington, UT – Fujifilm X100V – “Nostalgic Negative”

The upcoming Fujifilm GFX100S has a brand new film simulation called Nostalgic Negative. Even though this camera hasn’t even been released yet, I’ve had many requests to create a film simulation recipe for it. That’s a tough challenge because there’s so little about Nostalgic Negative that’s known and very few sample pictures floating around the internet.

Back when Eterna was new—before I had a chance to try it myself—I made a faux “Eterna” recipe, and it turned out to be not particularly close. Even though it didn’t faithfully mimic Eterna, it’s one of the more popular recipes on this website. When Classic Negative first came out, I made a faux “Classic Negative” recipe, and even though it also turned out to be not particularly close, I’ve had several people tell me that it’s their favorite recipe. There’s two important points to this: 1) this “Nostalgic Negative” recipe will likely turn out to be an inaccurate facsimile to the real Nostalgic Negative film simulation and 2) there are people who love it anyway. With that disclaimer out of the way, let’s get into what Nostalgic Negative is and how you can achieve a similar aesthetic on your Fujifilm X camera.

*Watch and Jewelry* – Farmington, UT – Fujifilm X100V – “Nostalgic Negative”

Fujifilm stated that the Nostalgic Negative film simulation is based on “American New Color” photography of the 1970’s. They studied photographs by William Eggleston, Stephen Shore, Joel Sternfeld and Richard Misrach in order to create it. Eggleston and Sternfeld largely shot on Kodachrome—II and X in the early 1970’s, 25 and 64 in the late ’70’s—while Shore shot mostly Kodacolor, and Misrach shot a lot of Vericolor. All of those are Kodak films, but with different aesthetics. These four photographers had different styles and different darkroom processes, and they each had a unique look; the commonality that Fujifilm found was an “overall atmosphere based on amber.” That’s a basic explanation of what Nostalgic Negative is.

I didn’t count, but I’d estimate that I found about 20 examples of the Nostalgic Negative film simulation on the internet. I noticed that there were some large discrepancies between the pictures, as some looked much different than others. I wondered if the default settings were used on some images and not others, and if some of them weren’t straight-out-of-camera but had received some level of post-processing. I also wondered if Nostalgic Negative behaves similarly to Classic Negative in that the aesthetic changes a little depending on the exposure. There’s a lot of uncertainty to what exactly the new film simulation looks like. Overall, I think you can expect something along the lines of Eterna gradation, the Classic Chrome color palette (however, with a warm shift), and vibrancy a little beyond Astia. Low-contrast, high-saturation and warm is a quick synopsis of Nostalgic Negative.

*Reflected Red* – Farmington, UT – Fujifilm X100V – “Nostalgic Negative”

Interestingly, there are some already existing film simulation recipes that come close to Nostalgic Negative. My Eterna recipe (and there are versions for X-Trans II, X-Trans III and X-Trans IV cameras) is almost identical to one of the aesthetics that I found in the sample pictures. The contrast is likely slightly too high in those recipes, but it’s very close. For some other sample pictures, I thought that the Kodachrome 64 recipes (the X-T1 recipe, the X-T30 recipe and the X100V recipe, but especially the X100V version) are pretty darn close. For some other pictures, the Kodak Vision3 250D recipe looks quite similar, while this Kodacolor recipe looks close to some others. I think that my Kodak Gold, Kodachrome II, Kodak Ultramax (both for X-Trans III and X-Trans IV), Kodak Ektar, Kodak Portra 800, Kodak Portra 400 (both X-T30 and X100V), Kodak Portra 400 v2 (both the X-T30 recipe that’s only available right now to Patrons on Fuji X Weekly App and X100V), and Polaroid (although perhaps increase Color) have some similarities to Nostalgic Negative. If you have an X-Trans II, III or IV camera, you already have some options that are in the neighborhood of this new film simulation, so don’t fret that your camera doesn’t have it. You’ll just have to decide which option you like best.

Speaking of your camera not having Nostalgic Negative: it’s not coming to X-Trans IV, in my opinion. Fujifilm said, “For Nostalgic Negative, Fujifilm needs a large sensor. It can’t be implemented simply to APS-C. Fujifilm needs time to develop Nostalgic Negative for the APS-C system.” To me, that’s code-speak for, “Expect it on X-Trans V cameras.” Of course, Fujifilm hasn’t announced that sensor yet, so they can’t talk about it, but that’s where I would expect to see it.

*Stop 11* – Farmington, UT – Fujifilm X100V – “Nostalgic Negative”

I don’t know if this new recipe that I created will turn out to be accurate to Nostalgic Negative. Most likely not, but I hope that you like it anyway. I chose Clarity -5 because that’s the best I could do for imitating the gradation of Eterna, but feel free to use -4 or -3 if you feel that -5 is too much for your tastes. On cameras that can adjust by .5, I would consider setting Shadow to -0.5 instead of 0. This recipe is only compatible with the Fujifilm X100V, X-Pro3, X-T4, X-S10 and (the upcoming) X-E4.

Classic Chrome
Dynamic Range: DR200
Highlight: -1
Shadow: 0
Color: +4
Noise Reduction: -4
Sharpening: 0
Clarity: -5
Grain Effect: Weak, Large
Color Chrome Effect: Strong
Color Chrome Effect Blue: Strong
White Balance: Auto, +3 Red & -5 Blue
ISO: Auto, up to ISO 6400
Exposure Compensation: +1/3 to +1 (typically)

Example photographs, all camera-made JPEGs using this new “Nostalgic Negative” film simulation recipe on my Fujifilm X100V: