Film Recipes for Fujifilm Cameras

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

Mountaineer, Natural Colour for Travel

Reala Ace film simulation recipe for trips and travel with X100VI, XT-5 and X-S20

When travel takes you to new places, it’s exciting to take photos of different scenes and in new environments. Sometimes, you can’t predict quite what you’ll find so you need a versatile film recipe with natural colour and an easy to use setting so you can capture whatever you come across with confidence.

I’ve given this recipe a try out in high mountains (where it was originally developed and gained its name), at a sporting event in very harsh light, and around the countryside and coast near where I live.

This film recipe uses the Reala Ace film simulation that is present on the newset cameras in the Fujifilm X-Series line up. This look is now the most naturally neutral of all the simulations, presenting colours with little variation from what our eyes percieve. It still has a film like feel, but is a less obviously Fujifilm look that other simulations.

I enjoy working with Reala Ace as a recipe base, especially for natural scenes and images including blue skies. Although I take few photos of people. it’s also a reliable choice for capturing faces and natural looking skin tones, which again gives it points for versatility and safety in varied situations.