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Provia Slide — Fujifilm X-Pro2 (X-Trans III) Film Simulation Recipe

Posted on April 15, 2024 by Ritchie Roesch

*Nature of Architecture* – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-Pro2 – Provia Slide

This Provia Slide Film Simulation Recipe doesn’t necessarily do a great job of replicating real Fujichrome Provia 100F or 400X color transparency film. I did find some examples that weren’t far off at all, but I believe it was more in how they were scanned and edited than anything else. One film can have many different looks based on a whole host of factors, and there is a by-chance resemblance to some Provia 100F pictures, but this Recipe is not a good facsimile for most Provia transparencies. I wasn’t attempting to replicate Provia film, so the similarities that do exist are merely a happy accident. I do believe it has an analog-like slide film aesthetic, even if it’s only a moderately good match for Provia 100F.

More simply, I was going for a Recipe that’s vibrant, based on the Provia film simulation, and uses the Fluorescent 3 White Balance. I chose Provia because I’d like to have more Recipes that are based on the Provia film simulation. I decided on the Fluorescent 3 White Balance because X-Trans III cameras cannot save a White Balance Shift within the C1-C7 Custom Presets, but they will remember one WB Shift per WB type; if each C1-C7 Recipe has a different WB type, then you don’t have to remember to adjust the WB Shift when changing to a different C1-C7 preset. Since there is only one Recipe that uses Fluorescent 3 for X-Trans III (and two for the X-T3/X-T30), I thought it would be good to have another option.

*Rainbow Bougainvillea* – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-Pro2 – Provia Slide

This Provia Slide Recipe is compatible with all X-Trans III cameras: Fujifilm X-Pro2, X100F, X-E3, X-T2, X-T20, and X-H1, as well as the Fujifilm X-T3 and X-T30 (simply set Color Chrome Effect to Off). I’m sure it can also be used on the GFX 50R and GFX 50S, although it will likely render slightly different.

Film Simulation: Provia/STD
Dynamic Range: DR200
Grain Effect: Weak
White Balance: Fluorescent 3, -1 Red & -8 Blue
Highlight: -1
Shadow: +1
Color: +3
Sharpness: -1
Noise Reduction: -4
ISO: Auto, up to ISO 6400
Exposure Compensation: +1/3 to +2/3 (typically)

Example photographs, all camera-made JPEGs captured using this Provia Slide Film Simulation Recipe on a Fujifilm X-Pro2:

*Patio Pot* – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-Pro2

*Dying Plant* – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-Pro2

*Spring Wildflowers & Dead Wood* – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-Pro2

*Suburban Bougainvillea Blossoms* – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-Pro2

*Closed Sidewalk* – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-Pro2

*Green Leaves & Rose Blossom* – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-Pro2

*Backlit Tree Leaves Abstract* – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-Pro2

*Bright Green Leaves* – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-Pro2

*Potted Green* – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-Pro2

*Peace & Happiness* – Goodyear, AZ – Fujifilm X-Pro2

*Water Fountain Rainbow* – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-pro2

*Vines in the Arches* – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-Pro2

*Dusk Pharmacy* – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-Pro2

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Fujifilm X100V (X-Trans IV) Film Simulation Recipe: Fujichrome Provia 100F

Posted on October 5, 2022 by Ritchie Roesch

*Berry Behind the Baseball Diamond* – Farmington, UT – Fujifilm X100V – “Fujichrome Provia 100F”

This Film Simulation Recipe is called “Fujichrome Provia 100F” after the film that it is intended to mimic. Fujifilm introduced Provia 100, a color reversal film, in 1994, and replaced it with the much improved Provia 100F in 2001. I’ve only shot a couple of rolls of Provia 100F. I remember that it had a cool color cast (especially when compared to Kodak films), it had a fair amount of contrast, moderate saturation, and tended to render blues strongly. This recipe has been in the works for awhile, with a lot of failed attempts. I think it does pretty well at reproducing the aesthetic of the film, but there are definitely a few compromises—more of the “memory color” that Fujifilm talks about than perhaps a 100% accurate rendition. Still, I believe that it turned out pretty well overall.

You might be surprised that this recipe doesn’t use the Provia film simulation as its base, but instead uses Classic Chrome. The Provia film simulation doesn’t actually resemble very well the film that it was named after—Fujifilm used it more as a marketing name on the X series than anything else. Velvia was the Fuji slide film that I most often shot with, but Provia was probably their most popular because it wasn’t nearly as wild as Velvia, and produced more true-to-life (yet still fairly vibrant) colors.

*Actual Fujicolor Provia 100F 35mm film. Chicago, 2005.*

This Fujicolor Provia 100F Film Simulation Recipe has been a Patron Early-Access Recipe on the Fuji X Weekly App since January, but it has been replaced by a new Early-Access Recipe, so now it’s available to everyone. It’s compatible with the Fujifilm X-Pro3, X100V, X-T4, X-S10, X-E4, and X-T30 II cameras. It should be fully compatible with X-Trans V cameras, but I’ve yet to be able to test it to know if it renders the same or not. Those with newer GFX cameras can use this recipe, too, but it will render slightly different.

Classic Chrome
Dynamic Range: DR400
Highlight: -1
Shadow: +3
Color: +4
Noise Reduction: -4
Sharpening: -1
Clarity: -3
Grain Effect: Weak, Small
Color Chrome Effect: Strong
Color Chrome Effect Blue: Strong
White Balance: Daylight, -2 Red & +5 Blue
ISO: Auto, up to ISO 6400
Exposure Compensation: +1/3 to +1 (typically)

Example photographs captured using this “Fujichrome Provia 100F” film simulation recipe on my Fujifilm X100V and Fujifilm X-E4 cameras:

*Mushos for 5$* – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-E4

*Truck Dodging the Sunlight* – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-E4

*Sunlight Pouring on Leaves in Early Autumn* – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-E4

*Wasatch Front* – Farmington, UT – Fujifilm X100V

*Blue Sky Reeds* – Farmington, UT – Fujifilm X100V

*Branch Berries* – Farmington, UT – Fujifilm X100V

*Baseball Sky* – Farmington, UT – Fujifilm X100V

*Windsock* – Farmington, UT – Fujifilm X100V

*Field 3* – Farmington, UT – Fujifilm X100V

*Skateboard & Runner* – Farmington, UT – Fujifilm X100V

*Creek Under Branches* – Farmington, UT – Fujifilm X100V

*Trail Through the Trees* – Farmington, UT – Fujifilm X100V

*Fence Along Path* – Farmington, UT – Fujifilm X100V

*Josh at the Court* – Farmington, UT – Fujifilm X100V

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New Fujifilm X-Trans IV Patron Early-Access Film Simulation Recipe: Fujichrome Provia 100F

Posted on January 27, 2022 by Ritchie Roesch

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This new recipe is called “Fujichrome Provia 100F” after the film that it is intended to mimic. Fujifilm introduced Provia 100 in 1994, and replaced it with the much improved Provia 100F in 2001. I’ve only shot a couple of rolls of Provia 100F. I remember that it had a cool color cast (especially when compared to Kodak films), it had a fair amount of contrast, moderate saturation, and tended to render blues strongly. This recipe has been in the works for awhile, with a lot of failed attempts. I think it does pretty well at reproducing the aesthetic of the film, but there are definitely a few compromises—more of the “memory color” that Fujifilm talks about, than perhaps a 100% accurate rendition. Still, I believe that it turned out pretty well overall.

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Example photographs captured using this “Fujichrome Provia 100F” film simulation recipe on my Fujifilm X100V: