Polaroid 66, for Retro Toned Memories

An Eterna film simulation recipe with an aged look, inspired by old Polaroid photos

I have a particular passion for aged look film recipes, and enjoy working with the pale and colour shifted hues of an expired look. I have several recipes on this theme already, such as Aged Kodak Portra, Aerochrome Lomo, Classic Gold and Expired Film 66.

This last one was recently compared to a Polaroid look by Marcel Fraij, when sharing some images he took using it. This triggered me to revisit the recipe and think about how I could adapt it into an aged Polaroid style. This is the result, with a look that reminds me of rediscovered photos, like you might find in a stored shoebox or somewhere in the attic.

A riverside walk, with Polaroid 66

Polaroid 66 Film Recipe

Simulation: Eterna
Grain Effect: Weak, Large
Colour Chrome Effect: Weak
Colour Chrome Blue: Strong (IV) / Weak (V)
White Balance: Shade
WB Shift: +6 Red, +6 Blue
Dynamic Range: DR200
Highlights: -2.0
Shadows: +1.0
Color: -4
Sharpness: -1
ISO Noise Reduction: -4
Clarity: 0
EV compensation: +2/3

Autumn woodlands, captured with Polaroid 66 film recipe

Ivy leaves on a mossy branch, with Polaroid 66 film recipe

Swans on eh riverbank, captured with Polaroid 66 film recipe

A winter sky in the afternoon, with Polaroid 66 film recipe

A New Forest pony, nibbling on shoots, Polaroid 66 film recipe

Washed out colours and expired tones = Polaroid 66 film recipe

A farm track in the Winter snow, taken with Polaroid 66 film recipe

A selection of winter scenes, toned by the Polaroid 66 film recipe

Walking the forest trails, with the Polaroid 66 film recipe

It’s a sunny afternoon. An aged look with Polaroid 66 film recipe

In the blue hour, with Polaroid 66 film recipe

A crisp cold morning, using the Polaroid 66 film recipe

Ice crystals on the chopped logs, with Polaroid 66 film recipe

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3 responses to “Polaroid 66, for Retro Toned Memories”

December 30, 2022

Satish Sood

Hi Guys
I am traveling to east Africa in February 2023 and was wondering if anyone has settings for African Safari? I am taking with me XS 10 and a used XT2 Fujifilm cameras lens
16-80 mm and 70 -300mm maybe
1.4 converter any pointer and tips welcome thank you in advance

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1. December 31, 2022
  
  justingould
  
  My first comment is to be sure to shoot any ‘once in a lifetime’ images on JPEG + RAW, so you can change your mind afterwards (with X RAW Studio, for example).
  I have an X-S10 as well, and so every recipe on my site is X-S10 compatible. I don’t have anything specifically for the X-T2 however.
  So, thoughts on recipes … it’s very much a personal taste thing, but I’d be interested in trying these … (links below)
  1. Natural Standard – mellow Pro Neg recipe with natural tones
  2. Mellow Magic – for a gently nostalgic Eterna look, but still quite natural
  3. Soft Negative – a soft tone Classic Negative, again, nothing to crazy
  4. Kodachrome Daily – Classic Chrome with a Kodachrome feel
  
  Here are links to those four recipes…
  
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  1. December 31, 2022
    
    justingould
    
    Natural Standard – https://film.recipes/2022/07/09/natural-standard-for-walks-in-nature/
    Mellow Magic – https://film.recipes/2022/12/26/mellow-magic-the-relaxed-natural-recipe/
    Soft Negative – https://film.recipes/2022/04/19/soft-negative-film-recipe-for-fujifilm-cameras-with-classic-negative-and-x-trans-iv/
    Kodachrome Daily – https://film.recipes/2022/06/03/kodachrome-daily-for-everyday-64-style/
    
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