Film Recipes for Fujifilm Cameras

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Fujicolor Superia 400 Film Recipe

My recreation of the classic look of prints made with Fujicolor Superia 400 35mm film

As I approach the milestone of 300 film recipes added to this site, I have been looking again at some of the iconic 35mm film looks that inspired the Fujifilm film simulations. Whilst the Classic Negative simulation isn’t explicitly described as a mimic for Fujicolor Superia, there is a strong likeness, espeically to prints from Superia film dating back 20 or more years.

I’ve reviewed my earlier takes on this aesthetic, such as my original Fujicolor Superia, Fujicolor Daily and the somewhat divergent Mother Superia.

Each of these is perfectly fine for exploring this style, but each is in a way a characature of the film look, expressing one feature of another. In this take, I have tried to present a recipe that is just that is closer to reality, perhaps more subtle, and bit more usable in a wide range of conditions.

Fujicolor Superia 400 Film Recipe

  • Simulation: Classic Negative
  • Grain Effect: Weak, Small
  • Colour Chrome Effect: Off
  • Colour Chrome Blue: Weak (IV) / Off (V)
  • White Balance: Auto
  • WB Shift: 0 Red, -4 Blue
  • Dynamic Range: DR400
  • Highlights: 0.0
  • Shadows: -1.0
  • Color: +2
  • Sharpness: -1
  • ISO Noise Reduction: -4
  • Clarity: 0
  • EV compensation: +1/3

Try this recipe as a general carry around, or for a little more warmth, see also my Expired Superia recipe.

The greens are natural, when shooting with the Fujicolor Superia 400 film recipe
Soft tones that blend with nature. That’s the style of the Fujicolor Superia 400 film recipe
Admiring the views from the mountain, with the Fujicolor Superia 400 film recipe
Autumn beeches, still holding their colourful leaves into November, with Fujicolor Superia 400 film recipe
Capture luscious Spring greens with the Fujicolor Superia 400 film recipe
Film-like hues on a crisp Winter morning. Classic Negative tuned into the Fujicolor Superia 400 film recipe
Frosted teasels in the sunlight, taken with the Fujicolor Superia 400 film recipe
Trying out Fujicolor Superia 400 at the Paris Olympics.
Scenes at the Roland Garros stadium, using the Fujicolor Superia 400 film recipe.
Looking across the site from the main stadium, with Fujicolor Superia 400 film recipe.
Looking through to the lake, with Fujicolor Superia 400 film recipe
It’s late afternoon at the Cotswold Water Park, and I’m testing the Fujicolor Superia 400 film recipe
Gloomy weather is no obstacle for the Fujicolor Superia 400 film recipe
It’s time to drive to work. Fujicolor Superia 400 film recipe
November sunshine in Germany, captured with the Fujicolor Superia 400 film recipe
Exploring along the river valley, using the Fujicolor Superia 400 film recipe

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3 responses to “Fujicolor Superia 400 Film Recipe”

  1. Lovely. I like it!

    “Unfortunately”, I’m taking an old Fujifilm camera (Xtrans 2) on my holiday next week.

    Btw, any more soft pastel recipe in the works/future? Your own version of Fujicolor Pro 400H, perhaps?

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    • All of the older Fujicams take wonderful photos. It’s only recipe addicts like me that get frustrated if I can fiddle with all the new settings!

      I do have a Fujicolor Pro Neg recipe that is destined for the upcoming app. Here are the details if you want to give it a try or adapt it for the v2 sensor. It has +2 color saturation, but you could leave it on 0 for a softer look.

      Simulation: PRO Neg. Std
      Grain Effect: Weak, Small
      Colour Chrome Effect: Weak
      Colour Chrome Blue: Weak
      White Balance: 5200K
      WB Shift: -2 Red, -4 Blue
      Dynamic Range: DR400
      Highlights: -1.0 Shadows: +2.0
      Color: +2
      Sharpness: -1
      ISO Noise Reduction: -4
      Clarity: 0
      EV compensation: +1/3

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