Kodak Color Film inspired film simulation recipe, based on Classic Chrome
The color prints that you see from early Kodak color film have a distinctive nostalgic quality that places them in their era. I love the aesthetic of these early photos, and hope that one day we will get a new film simulation that takes us back to these inspiring adventerous times.
In prints from this time, you often see strong blues in particular, with vivid blue eyes, bold skies and a general striking richness. Things didn’t look perfectly natural, but instead had a unique vibe that was possibly futuristic at the time, but nowadays is much more retro and charming.
In this film simulation recipe, I have tried to bring as much of this look as I can to a Classic Chrome set-up. It’s by no means a complete match, but I have very much enjoyed creating it, and testing it out on a variety of subjects. True to the plan, blues are vivid and striking, and the nostalgic feel is there, with an aged rendering of other colours. This means that it is better suited to more colourful scenes and might be fun when the subject is also from the 50s, 60s or 70s.
Eastman Color Film Recipe
- Simulation: Classic Chrome
- Grain Effect: Weak, Small
- Colour Chrome Effect: Off
- Colour Chrome Blue: Off (IV) / Off (V)
- White Balance: Fluorescent 3
- WB Shift: -5 Red, -7 Blue
- Dynamic Range: DR100
- Highlights: +1.0
- Shadows: -1.0
- Color: 0
- Sharpness: 0
- ISO Noise Reduction: -4
- Clarity: -3
- EV compensation: 0
Film Recipes based on Early Color Film
The early days of color film photography were an exciting period that opened up new possibilities for photographers. Here are a fwe film recipes inspired by the color films of yesteryear.
- Collodion Color – inspired by early color film processes
- Kodachrome Classic – 1970s Kodakchrome inspired
- Classic Gold – based on aged and faded Kodak Gold
- Olympus Trip 35 – Retro rangefinder film recipe
- Polaroid SX70 – Shoot square with this Polaroid instant film recipe
- Old Ektachrome – 1970s Kodak film recipe, from Fuji X Weekly
- 1960 Chrome – Like vintage magazine prints, from Fuji X Weekly
If you have a favourite recipe that was inspired by old 35mm film, why not shre it in the comments below?
Film Recipes for Fujifilm Cameras 
2 responses to “Eastman Color, Early Kodak 35mm Film”
Would the recipe be the same for the xtrans V sensor/ Fuji xt5?
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Yes, that’s right. In this recipe I didn’t want to darken the blues, so the Color Chrome is Off. this keeps the settings the same for X-T5 as you see here.
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