Film Recipes for Fujifilm Cameras

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

Gold Standard for an Everyday Kodak Gold

Pro Neg Standard film recipe for a Kodak Gold look on Fujifilm X-Trans IV

It’s good to have a setting that you can just rely on, and know it’ll give a great result in all sorts of conditions. This recipe is based upon Pro Neg Standard, and is aimed at being a good-to-go film recipe.

The look was modelled on the Kodak Gold aesthetic, with a warmer tone and mid-saturation colours. It shares a number of settings, including the colour balance with the Kodak Gold recipe that uses Classic Chrome. This recipe is richer, with a bit more punch, reflecting the use of Pro Negative Standard.

This recipe was developed on X-Trans IV, but with CC Blue and Clarity off, it may work well on older sensors too.

New Forest Pony, taken using Gold Standard film recipe.

Gold Standard Film Recipe

Simulation: Pro Neg Standard
Grain Effect: Weak, Small
Colour Chrome Effect: Weak
Colour Chrome Blue: Off
White Balance: Daylight
WB Shift: +4 Red, -5 Blue
Dynamic Range: DR200
Highlights: -1
Shadows: +1
Colour: -2
Sharpness: -2
ISO Noise Reduction: -4
Clarity: 0
EV compensation: +1/3

Afternoon sun on the marina, with Gold Standard film recipe

Simple green church, taken with Gold Standard film recipe

Sunshine & showers, captured with Gold Standard film recipe

Wintry trees, using the Gold Standard film recipe

Winter details, with the Gold Standard film recipe

Jurassic Park? Taken with the Gold Standard film recipe

Springtime display, with the Gold Standard film recipe

Golden hour light, with Gold Standard film recipe

Cobweb in the morning dew, with Gold Standard film recipe

Closeup with the spiderweb, using Gold Standard film recipe

Early morning raindrop, captured with Gold Standard

Spring greens, captured with the Gold Standard film recipe

Shaded garden, taken with Gold Standard film recipe

Green garage doors, with the Gold Standard film recipe

Gentle surf rolling in, with the Gold Standard film recipe

Windows and blue skies, with Gold Standard film recipe

Winter gorse flowers, taken with Gold Standard

Green leaves, taken with the Gold Standard film recipe

Summr tree canopy and blue skies, Gold Standard recipe

Sunlit footpath, taken with Gold Standard film recipe

Portrait Examples with Gold Standard

By popular demand, a couple of skin tone portrait examples. You’ll have to make do with selfies for now!

Strong sunlight selfie, with Gold Standard

Soft afternoon light, with Gold Standard film recipe

Going for Gold

Kodak Gold 200 was such a universal film that there are several interpretations of the look in Fujifilm film recipes. I have two (so far!) and there are others to consider on other sites as well. Here are some to review…

Kodak Gold – based upon Classic Chrome
Kodak Gold v2 – FujiXWeekly version
Kodak Gold – for X-Trans III & IV from FXW
Kodak Gold – from Piotr Skrzypek

What about a retro faded Kodak Gold? Yep, there’s a recipe for that too…

Classic Gold – faded, aged and softened Kodak Gold

Pro Neg Std / Hi Recipes

Bright Conditions, Forests & Woodlands, Holiday & Vacation, Kodak, Natural Colour, On The Homepage, Pro Neg Standard / High, Warm Tones

Embrace a film-like look and join in with the Film Recipes Challenge 📸 Take photos with the Flatpack film recipe, and share them in the Film Recipes Facebook Group or the comments on the recipe page. This recipe is based on film prints in a matte low contrast style. Join in from where you live with a deadline of end of 29th March. #flatpack 👍

2 responses to “Gold Standard for an Everyday Kodak Gold”

Moe says:

June 14, 2022 at 12:23 pm

Looks great!

As you have the “Colour Chrome effect” listed on your settings, I suppose it’s made for the X-Trans IV sensors. It would be very helpful if you’d name the sensor on your recipes, so it’s easier to see if it’s possible to use it on a specific camera. 😉

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- justingould says:
  
  June 14, 2022 at 12:27 pm
  
  Thanks Moe, for that good idea. I do mention on the homepage that this site is X-Trans IV, but there’s no harm in me adding a note on the pages too.
  
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