Film Recipes for Fujifilm Cameras

Agfa APX 400, Grainy Mono Film Recipe

A grainy black and white film recipe, based upon Agfa APX 400 film

Agfa APX 400 Film Recipe

Agfa APX 400

Exciting news for recipe fans … this is film recipe 250 to be added to the site!

I’m constantly amazed by the variety and range of film recipes that I’ve discovered during this project, and I continue to learn from my experiments, and from talented photographers in our Facebook group. I’m going to keep trying to find new styles to share with you.

For film recipe 250, I have decided to publish a recipe that is based upon a real world 35mm film. In this case, I’ve been inspired to mimic Agfa’s grainy and characterful APX 400 monochrome film.

Whenever I see images taken with this, I am impressed, and I especially love the grainy mood. So, I set to trying to reproduce it for our Fujifilm cameras. I do really hope that you enjoy the result, and will continue to enjoy the wide selection of film recipes here on the site.

Agfa APX 400 Film Recipe Settings

Film SimulationAcros Red Filter
Grain EffectStrong, Large
White BalanceFluorescent 2, 0 Red, 0 Blue
Dynamic RangeDR400
Highlights2
Shadows2
Sharpness‑2
ISO N.R.‑4
Clarity0
EV Comp.0
Mono ColourWC -1, MG +0

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Agfa APX 400 Film Recipe: Sample Photos

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Photos taken with the Agfa APX 400 film recipe by members of the Film Recipes community.

Photos by Andrea Braun

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Photos by Alex Tenhave

Agfa APX 400 film recipe photo by Alex Tenhave

Photos by Darren Urda

Agfa APX 400 film recipe photo by Darren Urda
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Photos by Sacha Maillot

Agfa APX 400 film recipe photo by Sacha Maillot

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Comments

8 responses to “Agfa APX 400, Grainy Mono Film Recipe”

  1. coolpeppermint Avatar

    Lovely, thank you for sharing!

    1. justingould Avatar

      Thank you. Have fun trying it out!

  2. Nicolas Colarusso Avatar
    Nicolas Colarusso

    Hi. Thank you for the recipe. On my xt5 I cannot choose DR 400.

    1. justingould Avatar

      Hi. To choose DR400 you need to set ISO to 640 or higher. That should unlock it 🙂

      1. Nicolas Colarusso Avatar
        Nicolas Colarusso

        Thank you. Learn something new everyday!

    2. Nicolas Colarusso Avatar
      Nicolas Colarusso

      Found the answer. Dr can only be above 100 if on auto ISO

  3. G Avatar

    I really like this one! thanks a bunch!

    1. justingould Avatar

      Great to hear. I love it too!

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