Classic Chrome film simulation recipe with fine grain and slide like color
Slide Film 400
I never shot slide film during my 35mm camera days, but I was always impressed with the rich color and deep contrast. Blues in particular seemed so vivid, and I never quite managed to replicate that with negative film.
Now that I’m shooting digital with my Fujifilm X Series, I get to play at shooting in a slide film style with a film recipe with some of the same qualities.
In this film recipe, I have used Classic Chrome as the base, but have boosted the colour with a +4 setting. The colour is further enhanced by shooting at 1 stop underexposed, with the -1/3 setting. Other elements include a fine grain, DR400 for smooth highlights, and a -1 shadows setting, which keeps shadows deep but natural with the underexposure.
Slide Film 400 Film Recipe Settings
| Film Simulation | Classic Chrome |
| Grain Effect | Weak, Small |
| Col. Chr. Effect | Strong |
| Col. Chr. Blue | Off |
| White Balance | Underwater, +4 Red, 0 Blue |
| Dynamic Range | DR400 |
| Highlights | 1 |
| Shadows | ‑1 |
| Colour | 4 |
| Sharpness | ‑2 |
| ISO N.R. | ‑4 |
| Clarity | 0 |
| EV Comp. | -1/3 |
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