What if Kodak had a black and white film as part of the Kodachrome family?
Kodachrome Mono
In my experiments with monotone film recipes, I thought to myself … what if Kodak had stuck with early plans for Kodachrome to be a mono film? It would have a different look to Tri-X and would capture the full range of tones, being versatile, and a specific interest for me, excellent for landscape photography.
So, after a late night editing session in X RAW Studio, I settled on this film recipe to give us a this Kodachrome Mono option.
The main feature of this recipe is the soft tone curve, with a generally brighter overall image, preserving lots of shadow detail. This makes it versatile for everyday photography, without the deep impactful shadows that can sometimes limit a mono recipe for day to day use.
Kodachrome Mono Film Recipe Settings
| Film Simulation | Monochrome |
| Grain Effect | Strong, Small |
| White Balance | Auto, +2 Red, ‑5 Blue |
| Dynamic Range | DR200 |
| Highlights | 1 |
| Shadows | ‑1 |
| Sharpness | ‑1 |
| ISO N.R. | ‑4 |
| Clarity | 0 |
| EV Comp. | +1/3 |
| Mono Colour | WC 1, MG +0 |
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