Which film simulation do you use?

[osloray]

I had my camera on the default film simulation and did not think much about it. Someone recommended the Astia Soft (Softer color and contrast for a more subdued look), and I am trying that out. I am not concluding yet. This image is taken with this setting.
(Fuji X-T1, 18-55 mm).

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[baobob]

For landfscape I aminly use Pronegstd with DR400 H-2 S-2 Color +2 Below is the typical rendition I love

as always, however, "de gustibus non est disputendum" which of course applies definitly to colors ...

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[osloray]

Baobob, very interesting! I like it. My image was taken on a dull day and dull content. I guess I shall take the camera out one day in a more interesting landscape and test all these settings.

 

[Chad Hardy]

I had my camera on the default film simulation and did not think much about it. Someone recommended the Astia Soft (Softer color and contrast for a more subdued look), and I am trying that out. I am not concluding yet. This image is taken with this setting.
(Fuji X-T1, 18-55 mm).

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Hi Ray just a few suggestions.

Did you know the Fuji has an in camera raw converter? It will apply the jpeg camera settings to any raw photo you take and save to your camera. This is a great way to experiment with different sims and settings while traveling.

If you use Lightroom, you can apply different sims on the fly via the Camera Calibration menu in the Develop module. Let us know if you need more help. This is my favorite way, but they aren't 100% replicas of the in camera sims. Close, but not the same.

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[DarnGoodPhotos]

I usually use Pro Neg Standard, but I think i will turn on Film Simulation Bracketing. Its worth noting that it takes one photo and applies three different sims to it as opposed to taking a three photo burst and applying a different sim to each.

 

[Acrill]

I like Provia for people shots, the skin tones are great.

For landscape and around town Astia is nice, or maybe Velvia with -2 color.

 

[Sal18]

I like it. A lot. I've been using Provia. But you inspire me to do some film simulation bracketing for awhile.

I hope others will post here with their simulation.

Sal

 

[ConcertShooterMA]

Thanks for posting this question and for those replying as I just picked up the X-T1, and have a lot to learn with these in-camera and post processing tips. I'm looking forward to experimenting and of course the enjoyment of this new camera and it's capabilities.

 

[Marcello Zini]

I use pro neg std which is great for skin tones as well as for anything else. I may have to work in pp to bring out colors in a dull day but results are good for my taste, see below

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[osloray]

Marcello, beautiful colours in this image!

 

[dark13star]

I generally leave the camera on Astia for my JPEGs. I don't use them much though, other than social media. I process RAW with the appropriate simulation, but even then, I tend to go with Astia for people and urban and use Velvia for landscape. More accurately, since I tend to develop landscape shots in Iridient instead of Lightroom, I use the Fuji Vivid profile that Brian made recently.

Rich

 

[Marcello Zini]

Marcello, beautiful colours in this image!

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Gives lovely skin tones and depth of tone in the whole image

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[gmutt26]

I would love some infomation on lightroom and film sims? are you saying i can import a raw to lightroom and let it preset to what the camera would do ?

 

[Marcello Zini]

Gives lovely skin tones and depth of tone in the whole image

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Chris,

skin tones look super, although not so natural - which adds magic in this specific case. I'm not sure I could pull those tonalities on the xe1 using astia soft (would probably come out more on the purple side), maybe the x100 works a little different?

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[MrFresno]

Gives lovely skin tones and depth of tone in the whole image

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Chris, Is this processed with Adobe's camera-matching Astia profile (from raw) or Fuji's in-camera Astia profile? It looks like Adobe colors to me (very close to Fuji colors, but not an exact match).

 

[Chad Hardy]

I would love some infomation on lightroom and film sims? are you saying i can import a raw to lightroom and let it preset to what the camera would do ?

That is correct. On the RAF, go to Camera Calibration, then Effects. See screenshot.

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[Chris Dodkin]

This is done with Adobe. You get far more control that way over all aspects of the final image.
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