The Fujifilm line of X-series mirrorless cameras allows you to store what is called “recipes.” These are “quick” settings you can select to create your own looks. My X-T30 has seven slots. Recipes are often used to emulate various film stocks such as Kodachrome. Since I actually started using recipes early in 2021, I have mostly been using ones that emulate old film stocks.
In fall, 2021, I have been experimenting with my own looks. My goal is to allow Fujifilm to create my jpegs and not spend hours in, for instance, Lightroom. I do this by either using one of my stored recipes or re-developing the negative (the RAW file). Fujifilm provides software called X Raw Studio. This allows you to create any number of recipes and have the camera apply the settings. The net result is camera-created jpegs that are essentially SOOC. The recipes I created were done using this process and trial and error. I’ll be posting information about these recipes, including the settings and sample pics, as I get them built. They will likely be tweaked as I spend more time on them.
- Bold Color (retired)
- Cool Color (retired)
- Soft Color (retired)
- Old Film (retired)
- Dramacros (retired)
- Weathered Chrome (retired)
- Hi Color (retired)
- Old West (special use only – I never used it in my camera)
- Real Color (retired)
- TruChrome (retired)
- Cleancros (Current rotation)
- Pleasing Color (retired)
- Provian Color (retired)
- Vivid Color (retired)
- Dead Plain (retired)
- Pro Color (retired)
- Muted Color (retired)
- Versatile Color (Current rotation)
- Eternaty (Current rotation)
- Darcros (Current rotation – experimental)
- Natural Chrome (Current rotation)
- Natural Film (Current rotation)
- Vibrant Color (Current rotation)
In addition to this list, I have several that I created and abandoned.
I have completely changed my approach, and the published settings from Real Color onward (as of 7/10/2023) are outdated. In particular, I have gone back to shooting DR-Auto and I’ve set highlight and shadow values. Furthermore, my current generation recipes (and the two remaining from the previous generation) now use WB settings other than auto. Mostly, they are using Daylight or Shadow. I have one Acros recipe using a temperature WB. It’s still somewhat experimental, and I may wind up not keeping it. Something I’ve noticed, particularly with the changes to WB, is that I am getting a more “filmic” look than I have been, which suits me just fine.
All recipes are licensed for use: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)