If you’re new to Fujifilm X-series and want to explore the exciting world of film simulations and film recipes, I’ve put together this suggested starter pack that will give you a good range of image styles to get you going.
I have a Fujfilm X-S10 which has 4 recipe slots, C1-C4, whereas other new generation cameras, like the X-T4 have 7 slots, C1-C7. So, I’ll suggest 7 recipes, with the first 4 being a good choice for X-S10 owners.
C1 – Soft Negative
A Classic Negative film recipe that works well in a wide variety of conditions.
It’s soft toned and easy to use.
C2 – Kodachrome Classic
A cheerful and colourful film recipe with a Kodachrome vibe.
Kodachrome Classic Film Recipe
Classic Chrome colours with a 1970’s nostalgic twist.
C3 – Kodak Portra Grainy
Shoot like a pro with Kodak Portra tones in a classic style.
Great on cloudy days as well as sunshine and indoors.
C4 – Waldorf Astia
Shoot images in a classic film-like retro style.
Inspired by the New American Color style.
C5 – Classic Gold
Faded pale tones from an aged Kodak Gold.
Wonderful in sunlight for a nostalgic washed out look.
C6 – Mellow Magic
Soft and sophisticated cinematic Eterna tones.
Add a mellow softness to your photography.
C7 – Dawnstar
For the final slot, it’s worth a recipe great for golden hour.
Add a cosy warmth to late afternoon and evening scenes.
These choices are of course, just a starting point. There are over 150 recipes available on this site, and hundreds on third party sites too. But, as a first selection to get going in the wonderfully creative Fujifilm world of film recipes, they are an excellent initial set.
For more inspiration, why not try The Shortlist of my personal favourites.
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3 responses to “Film Recipes Starter Pack”
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Hi – recently bought my an X-T5 and been thoroughly enjoying playing around all the film recipes on this website. As a newcomer to Fuji Film and film recipes, I am doing quite a lot of experimentation but I am struggling with keeping track of which profile I took a photo with as I am often cycling through the profiles when taking a photo of the same scene.
The closest thing I can see to this, is going into X Raw Studios and seeing which settings are used but I hoping I don’t have to do this with every photo I shoot, and I would like to be able to sort the Jpegs as well without having to saw the meta data on the raw file.
I am hoping that through the camera itself, I would be able to set the camera to put the JPEG into folders for the specific names profile used, or even just to put the profile used in the image name but I haven’t seen a way to do that.
Do you have any recommendations, thank you in advanced, and thank you for your awesome website.
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Thanks, Simon, for the comment and kind words.
My personal solution is a spreadsheet log of which recipes I used on different days, which allows me to go back through my photos to find images by date using a different recipe. I store the recipes themselves in X RAW Studio, which is by far the easiest way to load recipes and develop new ones. Lastly, for when I get confused (often!) about which settings I used, the tool at https://www.solentsystems.com/ to quickly check any JPEG file for the settings.LikeLike
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