Film Recipes for Fujifilm Cameras

Nostalgic, soft tone and vintage film recipes using Fujifilm film simulations

Eternal Summer with Cinematic Portra Tones

Fujifilm film simulation for X-Trans IV giving Portra 160 looks with Eterna

Here’s an Eterna based film recipe that gives a clear but soft look that you can use all summer. It works really well in sunlight, giving a soft tone, capturing tones with that wonderfully cinematic look that Fujifilm’s Eterna does so well.

When shooting with it, I found it has a creamy feel quite similar to the popular Kodak Portra 160 or 400 recipes, especially in scenes with blue sky. This is probably a little gentler the those recipes, but there is a cinematic Portra vibe here that I think looks great, especially in the sunshine.

Soft, cinematic and Portra-like. Get it all with Eternal Summer

Eternal Summer Film Recipe

Simulation: Eterna Cinema
Grain Effect: Off
Colour Chrome Effect: Weak
Colour Chrome Blue: Strong
White Balance: 7000k
WB Shift: +1 Red, +2 Blue
Dynamic Range: DR400
Highlights: 0
Shadows: +2
Colour: +1
Sharpness: -2
ISO Noise Reduction: -4
Clarity: -2
EV compensation: +2/3

Under the oak on a sunny day, with Eternal Summer recipe

Beach hut roof line, taken with Eternal Summer film recipe

Colourful blue sail, captured with the Eternal Summer film recipe

Sunflare through trees, with the Eternal Summer film recipe

Sweet chestnut sapling, with Eternal Summer film recipe

Sweet chestnut has interesting leaves, with Eternal Summer recipe

Sunny trees and blue sky, with Eternal Summer film recipe

Floodlight and blue sky, taken with Eternal Summer film recipe

Summer mood, captured with the Eternal Summer film recipe

Soft green tones on a hazy day, with the Eternal Summer film recipe

Goose family in shade conditions, with Eternal Summer film recipe

More Eterna Recipes

I’m a big fan of Eterna as a day-to-day simulation choice, and there are some great recipes out there. Many are fantastic in golden hour, and some work really well all day. Here are a few more of mine, and others from elsewhere that you might enjoy.