Film Recipes for Fujifilm Cameras

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

Kodacolor Ambience, a Pure Kodak Chrome Look

A classic chrome film recipe for a Kodachrome look for Fujifilm X-Trans IV

This film simulation recipe is one of set of three that I created with a specific aim in mind. I wanted to embrace the qualities of the Kodak look in a pure form, and bring the character of the Classic Chrome film simulation out into the open.

In this recipe, you get a strongly Kodachrome look, but without it being specifically Kodachrome 64 or Kodachrome 25. It has somthing of the character of both of these, but is also definitely Fujifillm Classic Chrome at the same time.

Colours are rich, shadows and deep and luxurious, and the blues are full of nostalgic character. This simple recipe is Kodacolor in a pure form.

If one color says ‘Kodachrome’, it’s the blue. Kodacolor Ambience film recipe

Kodacolor Ambience Film Recipe

Simulation: Classic Chrome
Grain Effect: Weak, Small
Colour Chrome Effect: Weak
Colour Chrome Blue: Off
White Balance: Auto Ambience Priority
WB Shift: +1 Red, -2 Blue
Dynamic Range: DR200
Highlights: 0.0
Shadows: 0.0
Color: +2
Sharpness: -1
ISO Noise Reduction: -4
Clarity: 0
EV compensation: 0

See the sister recipes, Fujicolor Ambience and Natural Ambience

Summer greens on a country lane, with Kodacolor Ambience film recipe

An oak tree silhouette, using Kodacolor Ambience film recipe

Some leaves survive the whole winter, Kodacolor Ambience film recipe

It’s a misty morning, captured with Kodacolor Ambience film recipe

A frost morning walk, using Kodacolor Ambience film recipe

Sun dappled woodlands, captured with the Kodacolor Ambience film recipe

Blues and boats, captured with the Kodacolor Ambience film recipe

Take a moment to enjoy the sunlight, Kodacolor Ambience film recipe

Winter scenes, captured with Kodacolor Ambience film recipe

A steely sea on a winter afternoon, Kodacolor Ambience film recipe

A few moments before sunset, with Kodacolor Ambience film recipe

And a third sunset from teh same beach, Kodacolor Ambience film recipe

Winter woodlands, captured with the Kodacolor Ambience film recipe

Late summer gold, using Kodacolor Ambience film recipe

More Kodak Color Film Recipes

It might annoy Fujifilm that the most sought after film recipes are those of the Kodak family of film stocks. I see more photos posted with Portra, Kodachrome and Tri-X looks than I do with any of the Fujicolor counter parts. This of course is due to the deep heritage that Kodak has, and with the abiliaty of our cameras to so readily produce Kodak style looks.

Here’s a small selection of some other Kodak film recipes, with the top row of three from this site, the middle coming from Fuji X Weekly, and the bottom row from this site again, with some of the more specialist Kodak looks.