Film Recipes for Fujifilm Cameras

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

Ultrasoft 77, for Mellow Low Contrast Style

Film simulation recipe for Fujifilm X-series with Eterna Cinema

Soft tones photography is definitely my preferred style, and you’ll know this from the type of recipes I make on this site. For this one, I decided to see how far I could push it, and still get pleasing results. So, we have Ultrasoft 77, a warm and cosy Eterna film recipe, with the flattest possible tone curve for super soft tones.

This film recipe is useful when you want to tame harsh lighting conditions, and you can get interesting results on rainy days too. But, Ultrasoft 77 really comes into its own during the softer light of golden hour. You can achieve some very delicate results in the first and last hours of the day.

The softest of tones, from the Ultrasoft 77 recipe

Film Recipe for Ultrasoft 77

Simulation: Eterna Cinema
Grain Effect: Weak, Small
Colour Chrome Effect: Weak
Colour Chrome Blue: Strong
White Balance: Auto
WB Shift: +7 Red, -7 Blue
Dynamic Range: DR100
Highlights: -2
Shadows: -2
Colour: -2
Sharpness: 0
ISO Noise Reduction: -4
Clarity: +2
EV compensation: -1/3

Whilst this recipe uses a -2, -2 tone curve it isn’t softened with negative sharpening or clarity. In fact, you still get crisp edges and sharp images, with a +2 clarity crisping things up just a touch. I find it a nice effect, but you can leave clarity off if you prefer.

Softness at sunset, with the Ultrasoft 77 film recipe

Sweet pea flowers, captured with Ultrasoft 77 film recipe

Butterfly bush (with bee), Ultrasoft 77 film recipe

An ultrasoft sunset, with Ultrasoft 77 film recipe

Warm tone mellowness in the park, with Ultrasoft 77 film recipe

Soft tone seeds, captured with Ultrasoft 77 film recipe

About to bloom, with the Ultrasoft 77 film recipe

Boats on the water, with the Ultrasoft 77 film recipe

Cruising the river, with the Ultrasoft 77 film recipe

Urban view on a dull day, with the Ultrasoft 77 film recipe

Sundown over the river, with the Ultrasoft 77 film recipe

Rainy Days with Ultrasoft 77

Rainy early Autumn day, with the Ultrasoft 77 recipe

Beech leaves in the rain, taken with Ultrasoft 77 film recipe

Rainy day in the woods, captured with Ultrasoft 77 film recipe

Rainy day urbex, with Ultrasoft 77 film recipe

Warm tones on a rainy day, with Ultrasoft 77 film recipe

More Recipes with Flattened Tone Curve

As a fan of soft tone photography, I’ve made plenty of recipes with a softer tone that lift shadows and soften highlights. Here are a few that you might enjoy.

Fading Memory – Pale and nostalgic, like a fading memory
Kodak Portra 66 – Classic Kodak vibes tuned for sunny road trips
Soft Cinnamon – A special recipe using Bleach Bypass
Fuji Five-O – Soft film-like recipe for trips to the ocean
Liminal Mono – A toned mono recipe with a unique soft look

Soft tone recipes from other sites, which includes the popular soft tone Kodak Portra recipes. Recipes are from Fuji X Weekly unless mentioned.

Kodak Portra 160 – Pale and creamy with a classic look
Kodak Portra 400 v2 – An alternative look based on 400 film
Kodak Portra 800 v2 – The best of the three IMHO
Vintage Vibes – Based on photos from Arizona Highways
1979 – soft with a playful colour tone, by Craig Bergonzoni
ReggieChrome – Soft tones with Classic Chrome, by Reggie Ballesteros (YouTube link)