Film Recipes for Fujifilm Cameras

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Manila Chrome Film Recipe, by Grant Teng

Punchy Classic Chrome recipe for X-T4 with deep shadows and a bold look

Here’s the second guest recipe by Manila based photographer, Grant Teng. If you didn’t yet see it, Manila Sun is a wonderful Eterna recipe for urban exploration and sunny day photography. It works well with the tropical light especially, but I’ve used it and loved it in the UK as well.

What we have here though is a superbly versatile Classic Chrome recipe. Again it’s fantastic in the city, but also has great versatility. So much so, Grant also calls it his ‘Daily Chrome’. It brings out the best of Classic Chrome with a warmed color balance, deep shadows and punchy colour.

Photo credits: Grant Teng, X-T4

Deep black shadows, with the Manila Chrome film recipe

Manila Chrome Film Recipe

Simulation: Classic Chrome
Grain Effect: Weak, Small
Colour Chrome Effect: Weak
Colour Chrome Blue: Strong
White Balance: Auto Ambience
WB Shift: +3 Red, -5 Blue
Dynamic Range: DR200
Highlights: -1.5
Shadows: +1.5
Color: +3
Sharpness: +2
ISO Noise Reduction: -4
Clarity: 0
EV compensation: 0 or +1/3

Urban Classic Chrome tones, with the Manila Chrome film recipe

Manila storefronts, captured with Grant Teng’s Manila Chrome recipe

Black and white, using the Manila Chrome film recipe

Cafe seating, captured with Manila Chrome film recipe

Manila Chrome in Rural and Beach Settings

I love this recipe by Grant Teng, with it’s strong character and especially the tones from the urban stonework, asphalt and concrete. However, I also wanted to see how it looked in the fields around where I live, and in bright conditions on the beach too. Here’s a couple of shots as a sample.

Punchy and clear tones in the wheat, Manila Chrome film recipe

In the oat field this time, with Manila Chrome film recipe

Clean Classic Chrome tone, using Grant’s Manila Chrome film recipe

Manila Chrome film recipe in the late afternoon sunlight

More Classic Chrome Film Recipes

Classic Chrome has been available as a film simulation for several years, and is as much the look of Fujifilm X-Series as anything else. There are many excellent recipes, with just a handful listed here.