A few notes on my favourite Fuji film simulation: Classic Chrome. This film simulation is currently in use on my camera around ~80% of the time, and I find that it works well in most situations. Take a look at some sample shots below, and make up your own mind.
The images I get from the files shot on Classic Chrome all have a faded look to them, a look that I find difficult to replicate from a pure raw file. I do find it necessary to punch up the colour setting in order to achieve the look I want in camera.
And still, some colours are somehow quite desaturated, but appear with rich tones. A rather pleasing look, I think.
My base settings for this film simulation are the following:
- Film Simulation: Classic Chrome
- Grain Effect: Off
- Color Chrome Effect: Weak
- Color Chrome Fx Blue: Weak
- White Balance: Auto, R: 3, B: -5
- Dynamic Range: DR200
- Dynamic Range Priority: Off
- Tone Curve: Highlights: -1.5, Shadows: -1.5
- Color: +2
- Sharpness: +1
- High ISO NR: -4 (off)
- Clarity: 0
As it is often the case with in-camera film simulations, I find that it is necessary to push the exposure compensation around +2/3 to +1 stop, depending on the scene. Often, exposure compensation is the only setting I adjust while shooting this film simulation.
The Images shown here are all straight out of camera JPEGs, captured directly in camera with the recipe shown above. No editing was applied afterwards.
