Mother Superia, a Versatile Fujicolor Film

Fujicolor Superia film recipe for X-Trans IV Fujifilm cameras

Mother Superia

I come up with the best names, right?! Here’s Mother Superia, a Classic Negative film silmulation recipe with a Fujicolor Superia style in a soft and usable recipe for shooting anytime.

I’ve been trying to find a suitable recipe to pair up with this name for a while, and after three iterations of test recipes based on Fujicolor Superia styles, I’ve settled on this one. By using Classic Negative, there is a retro film edge to it, and greens are slightly blue toned. A warm color shift has tamed this effect, and as a result, reds and oranges now look great as well.

It’s not an accurate match to Fujicolor Superia film of course, although it does share a similar aesthetic. I’ve added links to some more Superia style recipes at the bottom of this post.

Mother Superia Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Classic Negative
Grain Effect	Strong, Small
Col. Chr. Effect	Off
Col. Chr. Blue	Weak
White Balance	Auto, +5 Red, ‑5 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR200
Highlights	‑1.5
Shadows	‑0.5
Colour	‑4
Sharpness	‑2
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	‑2
EV Comp.	+1/3

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Mother Superia Film Recipe: Sample Photos

Community Photos

Photos taken with the Mother Superia film recipe by members of the Film Recipes community.

Photos by Chuck Riley

Photos by Sam Robbins

Photos by Darren Urda

Mother Superia film recipe photo by Darren Urda

Photos by Ana Flavia Feliciano

Photos by Adrian Martinez

Photos by Sabrina Magnusson

Mother Superia film recipe photo by Sabrina Magnusson

Photos by TheCameraEatsFirst

Mother Superia film recipe photo by TheCameraEatsFirst

Photos by Lincoln Luke Chanis

Mother Superia film recipe photo by Lincoln Luke Chanis

Photos by Gordon Ovenshine

Mother Superia film recipe photo by Gordon Ovenshine

Photos by Justin Gould

Mother Superia film recipe photo by Justin Gould

Using the Mother Superia Film Recipe

Each film simulation recipe has its own character and style. These features mean recipes are more suited to certain situations, or when seeking a particular look. Here are the categories that Mother Superia has been tagged with.

Fujicolor

Film Like

Nostalgic & Vintage

Green Tones

Bright Light

Classic Negative

Muted Tones

Spring & Summer

Cloudy Rainy & Bad Weather

Red Tones

Comments

4 responses to “Mother Superia, a Versatile Fujicolor Film”

December 1, 2022

TheCameraEatsFirst

Long challenge.

Your newly added November photos look nice with this sim but the weather here is gloomy and ugly.

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1. December 1, 2022
  
  justingould
  
  This recipe likes bad weather, especially for details like wet leaves and plant closeups.
  
  PS. I’ll change the end date to 15th, so we have time for another one before the end of the year
  
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December 15, 2022

TheCameraEatsFirst

It’s not fun to operate the camera with frozen fingers. My feet turn into ice after a while. The photos definitely have a different look/tone in the winter. I did use it sometime back in June but I think I prefer the winter look. Btw, my new lens, the XF 30mm macro is used in the last challenge and this one. Loving the new lens so far but I have yet to compare the rendering side by side with my other favourite lens, the very special XF 35mm f1.4. Some photos below give you an idea how this lens renders and also the look this recipe produces in the winter.

This week the temperatures remain around -7C and -5C whilst I am out and about making photos.

Fence post: https://i.imgur.com/fc3RQJk.jpg
Crunchy grass: https://i.imgur.com/TXfF3G5.jpg
Leaf: https://i.imgur.com/Dm5aRJA.jpg
Tightener: https://i.imgur.com/cSoxd8m.jpg
Max aperture f2.8, focus is on bottom right fence post: https://i.imgur.com/uwSDa1F.jpg
On same walking path but at f5.6 (sun is gone): https://i.imgur.com/WUHhI0l.jpg
Frost covered field: https://i.imgur.com/sLLFJb9.jpg
Tiny river: https://i.imgur.com/94Z2SPn.jpg
Same as above but without knotted willow: https://i.imgur.com/4xFZ7Z0.jpg
Mirrored sun star: https://i.imgur.com/0IXnATc.jpg
Frosty grass: https://i.imgur.com/IR7sn6v.jpg
Start of walking trail: https://i.imgur.com/nPt1dQg.jpg
Horse pasture: https://i.imgur.com/j8JtPnC.jpg

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1. December 15, 2022
  
  justingould
  
  Thanks so much, as always. It’s been cold here too, but my X-S10 is just chinky enough to use with gloves on. My only problem with cold hands is doing the half-press of the shutter – I keep taking extra photos by accident.
  
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