Film Recipes for Fujifilm Cameras

As Fujifilm X-series photographers, we are blessed by the choices offered by the amazing built in film simulations in our cameras. For a Kodachrome style, we have Classic Chrome, for a Fujicolor style, we have Classic Negative, and for a more contemporary film-like appearance, there is Astia.

Over time, I’ve come to love Astia more and more, and have been using it as a base for film recipes. There’s something subtle, almost indescribable about the tone it produces. A sort of creamy green balance that adds a mellowness. In this recipe, I’ve looked to bring out this essence of that film like look and a mellow overall feel.

Astia Mellow Film Recipe

• Simulation: Astia / Soft
• Grain Effect: Strong, Small
• Colour Chrome Effect: Strong
• Colour Chrome Blue: Weak
• White Balance: Shade / Overcast / Cloudy
• WB Shift: +5 Red, -3 Blue
• Dynamic Range: DR200
• Highlights: -2
• Shadows: -1
• Colour: -4
• Sharpness: 0
• ISO Noise Reduction: -4
• Clarity: 0
• EV compensation: +1/3

This recipe was inspired in part by the Astia recipe New American Color.

Take a look at the Astia Mellow user gallery to see more Astia Mellow images shared by readers of this website.

More Recipes with Astia Film Simulation

If you enjoy the Astia look, here are some more recipes that use it as a base.

• Astia Geographic – A bright and colourful recipe for sunny days
• Centre Court – cheerful and bright recipe with lovely colour

Top picks from other recipe websites.

• Film – Øyvind Nordhagen’s excellent film like recipe
• New American Color – another fab setting from Øyvind Nordhagen
• CineStill 50D – another wonderful film look, from Fuji X Weekly
• 1979 – wonderfully retro, bright look by Craig Bergonzoni
• Ektachrome E100GX – Astia based Kodak style, by Fuji X Weekly