Fujifilm simulation Soft Negative recipe for X-Trans IV cameras
This film recipe is intended to be a versatile all rounder which can be used in a wide variety of conditions. It makes only modest changes to the excellent classic negative simulation, adding softness and warmth to the original. I call it Soft Negative, and due to its versatility, it’s often found in the C1 slot of my X-S10.
It works espcially well in the golden hour around sunrise or sunset, and renders lovely skies around this time of day. Even in twilight, the tones have a cosy, but not overpowering style. That doesn’t mean it’s not suitable at other times of course, and I find it works well on cloudy and dull days too.
For me, this is the soft and nostalgic style I was looking to achieve with my Fujifilm X-Series, and so I take more shots with this than anything else.
You might also like: Pale Negative, which has a similar look and feel, or Nostalgic Fujicolor with a retro feel from similar settings.

Film Recipe for Soft Negative
- Simulation: Classic Negative
- Grain Effect: Strong, Small
- Colour Chrome Effect: Off
- Colour Chrome Blue: Strong
- White Balance: 4800K
- WB Shift: +5 Red, -5 Blue
- Dynamic Range: DR200
- Highlights: -1
- Shadows: -1
- Colour: -3
- Sharpness: -1
- ISO Noise Reduction: -4
- Clarity: 0
- EV compensation: 0 or +1/3
















3 responses to “Soft Negative film recipe with Classic Negative”
Hi.
I like your profiles
Obviously you’re using a late model fuji. I’m wondering if you have any recipes for the older model fujis? I have an xpro1, which obviously has just range and fine control to the lens recipes. But it’s such a wonderful camera to use.
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Thanks for the comment. In this stage of my site, I’ve been developing recipes with my X-S10, so they make use of the features and simulations on this generation of cameras. I do also own an X70, which is X-Trans II, but I haven’t yet done any recipe work for it. Maybe I will have some time to do that later, but for the moment everything is for the X-Trans IV models, sorry.
A couple of places to look include, https://craigbergonzoniblog.com/tag/film-simulation-recipes/ and https://fujixweekly.com/fujifilm-x-trans-ii-recipes/ plus 3 recipes on https://piotrecipes.wordpress.com/x-trans-ii/
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