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Fujicolor Superia 1600 — Fujifilm X-T5 (X-Trans V) Film Simulation Recipe

Posted on February 25, 2024 by Ritchie Roesch

*Senna Shrub Blossom* – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5 – Fujicolor Superia 1600

Fujifilm introduced Superia 1600 in 2000. It was the highest ISO version of Superia, and was one of the best ultra-high ISO color negative films ever made. There are some reports that both Natura 1600 and Press 1600 were the same emulsion as Superia 1600, but they might be slightly varied; Fujifilm was known for keeping their “best” emulsions in Japan, sometimes tweaking the film to best reproduce Japanese skin tones. Whatever the case, there were plenty of photographers who were disappointed by its discontinuation in 2016.

This is a quick update to the X-Trans IV Fujicolor Superia 1600 Film Simulation Recipe for compatibility for fifth-generation X-Trans cameras. Because X-Trans V cameras render blue more deeply on some film simulations, including Classic Negative, a small tweak to Color Chrome FX Blue is necessary. Aside from that small change, this Recipe is identical to the X-Trans IV version. If you have a fifth-generation X-Trans camera, which (as of this writing) are the X-H2s, X-H2, X-T5, X-S20, and X100VI, use this version of Fujicolor Superia 1600.

*Desert Sunset 1* – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5 – Fujicolor Superia 1600

Film Simulation: Classic Negative
Dynamic Range: DR400
Grain Effect: Strong, Large
Color Chrome Effect: Strong
Color Chrome FX Blue: Weak
White Balance: Daylight, +3 Red & +1 Blue
Highlight:0
Shadow: +2
Color: -3
Sharpness: -1
High ISO NR: -4
Clarity: -4
ISO: Auto, up to ISO 6400 — for best results: 1600 to 6400
Exposure Compensation: 0 to +1 (typically)

Example photographs, all camera-made JPEGs captured using this Fujicolor Superia 1600 Film Simulation Recipe on my Fujifilm X-T5:

*Standing Saguaro* – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Senna Along Fence* – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Vines on Cinderblock Wall* – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Window into the Abandoned* – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Bench & Trashcan* – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5 – Photo by Jon Roesch

*Light on a Tree Trunk* – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5 – Photo by Jon Roesch

*Unlit Light* – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Crawling Thru* – Goodyear, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*iMaGiNe* – Goodyear, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Desert Sunset 2* – Buckeye, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

*Palm Trees at Night* – Goodyear, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5

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Fujifilm X100V Film Simulation Recipe: Fujicolor Superia 1600

Posted on June 29, 2020 by Ritchie Roesch

Red Rose – Farmington, UT – Fujifilm X100V – “Fujicolor Superia 1600”

For some of you, this new Fujicolor Superia 1600 film simulation recipe will be your favorite! It is so good! It’s very analog-esque, and does a great job of mimicking the film in a number of circumstances. If you love my Fujicolor Superia 100 and my Fujicolor Reala 100 recipes, you’re bound to love this one, too!

For high-ISO color photography, Superia 1600 film was your best bet if you needed to go faster than ISO 800. It has higher contrast and lower saturation than other Superia films, and is also more grainy, but with a very nice look. There are people who use Superia 1600 just for its aesthetic. Fujifilm discontinued Superia 1600 in 2016, but supposedly Fujicolor Natura 1600 and Press 1600 are the same film, just sold to different markets.

Sephora – Farmington, UT – Fujifilm X100V – “Fujicolor Superia 1600”

I didn’t include a “typical” exposure compensation with this recipe because you can get some very interesting looks by underexposing and (especially) overexposing—don’t be afraid to try -1 all the way to +2! This recipe is only compatible with the Fujifilm X100V, X-Pro3 and X-T4 (hopefully someday the X-T3 and X-T30, too—Fujifilm, please!).

Classic Negative
Dynamic Range: DR400
Highlight: 0
Shadow: +2
Color: -3
Noise Reduction: -4
Sharpening: -1
Clarity: -4
Grain Effect: Strong, Large
Color Chrome Effect: Strong
Color Chrome Effect Blue: Strong
White Balance: Daylight, +3 Red & +1 Blue
ISO: 1600 to 6400

Example photographs, all camera-made JPEGs using this Fujicolor Superia 1600 film simulation recipe on my Fujifilm X100V: