Film Recipes for Fujifilm Cameras

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

Inky Depths, Luxurious, Deep and Cool

Eterna Bleach Bypass film recipe with deep inky shadows and a striking muted look

It’s no secret that I love the Eterna Bleach Bypass film simulation and have great fun making recipes with it. I have, by happy accident, built up just about the largest selection of Bleach Bypass film recipes online.

This is my latest creation, which pulls together ideas from two other recipes, Wildwood Deep and Squid Ink, but is a look that’s all it’s own. It’s particularly exciting in the golden hour and bright conditions, making a wonderfully luxurious look with deep dark tones and highlight details.

One point to note in this recipe is the underexposure recommendation. To achieve the style, you do need to either expose for highlights, or underexpose at around -2/3 on standard metering. Embrace the dark side, and enjoy the Inky Depths.

Spring whites, captured with the moody Inky Depths film recipe

Inky Depths Film Recipe

Simulation: Eterna Bleach Bypass
Grain Effect: Weak, Large
Colour Chrome Effect: Strong
Colour Chrome Blue: Weak
White Balance: Underwater
WB Shift: -3 Red, +3 Blue
Dynamic Range: DR200
Highlights: +4.0
Shadows: +1.0
Color: -4
Sharpness: +1
ISO Noise Reduction: -4
Clarity: 0
EV compensation: -2/3 (this underexposure is important 🙂

Inky Depths look without Bleach Bypass

If you have a camera, such as the X100V, or perhaps an X-Trans III model, you won’t have access to Eterna Bleach Bypass. To help with this, I have created two similar recipes, Inky Chrome and Inky Acros at the bottom of this page.

Early evening moon, captured at 300mm with Inky Depths

The sun is disappearing over the water. Inky Depths film recipe

In a Septermber meadow, with the Inky Depths film recipe

Dusk is feeding time, captured with Inky Depths film recipe

Sanderlings at sunset, with the Inky Depths film recipe

It’s a maritime sunset, captured with the Inky Depths film recipe

Jetting off somewhere, using Inky Depths film recipe

Sunny morning grass and dew, toned by Inky Depths film recipe

The striking deep colours of the Inky Depths film recipe

Little white flower in sunlight, with Inky Depths film recipe

Stormclouds on the horizon, with Inky Depths film recipe

Spring shoots in the sunlight, captured with Inky Depths film recipe

Discover a new style, with Inky Depths film recipe

A wheatfield sunset, captured using Inky Depths film recipe

Shooting Inky Depths film recipe in the middle of the day

Moody blues on the beach, with Inky Depths film recipe

Backlit seed heads at sunset, using the Inky Depths film recipe

A decaying fern at sunset in the forest, Inky Depths film recipe

Taking in bright light and rich colour, with the Inky Depths film recipe

Other Inky Styles for X100V

Only the newer cameras have the Bleach Bypass film recipe, but you can still achieve some inky looks using older sensors. Here are two variations on the Inky Depths theme, but using Classic Chrome and Acros film simulations. For sensors, such as X-Trans 3 or earlier, you can adapt these settings to your sensor and also enjoy the deep tone effects.

Inky Chrome Film Recipe

This version uses Classic Chrome, giving brighter colours, but a similar deep contrast.

Compare Inky Depths (left), with Inky Chrome (right)

Simulation: Classic Chrome
Grain Effect: Weak, Large
Colour Chrome Effect: Strong
Colour Chrome Blue: Weak
White Balance: Underwater
WB Shift: -3 Red, +6 Blue
Dynamic Range: DR200
Highlights: +4.0
Shadows: -1.0
Color: -4
Sharpness: +1
ISO Noise Reduction: -4
Clarity: 0
EV compensation: -1

Inky Acros Film Recipe

Because Classic Chrome produces an image that is more colourful than Inky Depths, I’ve also taken a toned mono approach, with Acros + Red Filter. Here, you can use one step of cool tone on older sensors, where available.