Film Recipes for Fujifilm Cameras

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

Manila Sun, Urban Eterna by Grant Teng

Rich toned film simulation recipe using Eterna for X-T4, X100V, X-E4 and X-S10

One of the real treats in making this film recipes site, is when I get to share a guest recipe with you. I really love this one, and I’m so happy to include it.

Grant Teng lives in Manila, Philippines, and has developed a rich and characterful film recipe that uses Eterna Cinema. He’s chosen a fixed colour temperature, which suits outdoor and sunny photography, and keeps a consistent look across images if you include interior shots in a series.

Additional character is added with strong grain, strong chrome effects, pushed highlights and +2 sharpness. I love the result, which you can see below in these photos taken in the Bonifacio Global City area of Metro Manila. As well as the lush feel from the recipe, Grant has taken some of the images with a Nikkor 50mm f1.4 on his X-T4.

Photo credits: Grant Teng

Sunlight, glass and steel, captured with the Manila Sun film recipe

Manila Sun Film Recipe

Simulation: Eterna/Cinema
Grain Effect: Strong, Large
Colour Chrome Effect: Strong
Colour Chrome Blue: Strong
White Balance: 6250K
WB Shift: -1 Red, -3 Blue
Dynamic Range: DR100
Highlights: +2.0
Shadows: +0.5
Color: +4
Sharpness: +2
ISO Noise Reduction: -4
Clarity: 0
EV compensation: 0

Warm cinematic tones in the city, with Manila Sun film recipe

Deep, lush tones from the Manila Sun film recipe

Testing Manila Sun in the UK

I was drawn to Grant’s recipe by the way it captured the tropical latitude sunlight and brought out the tones of the urban environment. However, where I live, I don’t have either of these things, so wanted to test it our in the forests and fields.

A sunny afternoon woodland walk, with Manila Sun film recipe

Autumn colours are coming to the New Forest. Manila Sun film recipe.

Deep contrasts and strong colour, with the Manila Sun film recipe

Looking across the harvested field, using Manila Sun film recipe

Skies are deep and teal toned, with Manila Sun film recipe

A marina test shot, showing tones from Manila Sun film recipe

More Eterna Film Recipes for City Walks

The Eterna film simulation is traditionally used by cinematographers for making movies, but the addition as a photo preset to Fujifilm cameras opens up a range of cinematic styles with a soft movie-like look. Here’s a selection of Eterna recipes to explore on your next city walk.