Film Recipes for Fujifilm Cameras

A nostalgic classic chrome film simulation recipe for X-Trans IV cameras

Sometimes, I have a name for a recipe before I have the settings to go with it. This is one of those occasions, when hearing the lo-fi song by Massive Attack, I thought that I just had to make a recipe called Karmachroma.

In keeping with the mood of the song, I’ve devised a mellow and laid back recipe, with a warm tone and 1990’s lo-fi styling. It likes nice bright conditions, where it produces a retro image that reminds me somewhat of old prints and postcards.

This film recipe with Classic Chrome also marks a moment in the development of this recipe site, as it is film recipe no. 100 in the collection. I never expected to be able to devise so many distinct looks when I got started, but here we are with 100 recipes and still more to come!

Karmachroma Film Recipe

• Simulation: Classic Chrome
• Grain Effect: Strong, Small
• Colour Chrome Effect: Weak
• Colour Chrome Blue: Strong
• White Balance: Auto White Priority
• WB Shift: +3 Red, -6 Blue
• Dynamic Range: DR200
• Highlights: +2.0
• Shadows: -1.0
• Color: -3
• Sharpness: 0
• ISO Noise Reduction: -4
• Clarity: -2
• EV compensation: -1/3 (to balance out the +2 highlights)

Take a look: From the late-September round of the Film Recipes Challenge, see the photos in the Karmachroma User Gallery.

More mellow film recipes

Warm and mellow tones give a softer looking image, which is in some situations quite nostalgic. Here are a few other film recipes with a mellow character.

• Natural Standard – a mellow feel, based on Pro Neg Standard
• Kodak Gold – my take on this classic 35mm film
• Arthouse Cinema – an eterna recipe with a mellow tone
• Eterna Nostalgia – heavy on mellow, soft on tone
• Cheery Chrome – even warmer, even softer