Film Recipe Of The Month - June 2025
Looking to give your Fujifilm photos a unique touch? This collection of Fujifilm recipes has you covered. From classic film looks to creative new styles, you’ll find recipes here for portraits, street photography, and landscapes. Just apply them in-camera and enjoy beautiful, ready-to-share photos without editing.
Find the perfect SOOC JPEG recipe & presets for your portraits, street shots, or landscapes.
Capture stunning images straight out of the camera (SOOC) with Fujifilm recipes made for X-Trans sensor cameras. These custom film simulations also work on other Fujifilm mirrorless models, making them great for portraits, fashion, landscapes, and street photography. Not sure if your camera supports them? Check which Fujifilm cameras support film simulation custom settings.
Playing with Fujifilm recipes adds a creative spark, letting you explore different color tones and moods. It’s especially fun for street photography, where color and contrast help tell powerful visual stories.
You’ll also find tips here on how to program Fujifilm custom settings on your camera and boost your SOOC shots with cinematic, moody, or Japanese film-inspired looks. These settings bring classic film charm and fresh styles right into your photography.
Handpicked film simulations for Fujifilm cameras. Includes recipes for street, portraits, golden hour, and retro film styles.
Inspired by classic rolls like Kodak Portra, Fuji Superia, and Ilford B&W. Expect soft fades, film-like grain, and nostalgic colors that feel like they came straight from a photo lab. These are great for a vintage vibe—perfect for travel, family moments, or anything that needs an old-school touch.
Built for fast-paced city shooting. These recipes bring out strong contrast, deep blacks, and sharp shadow detail. Gritty tones and a punchy look help highlight street textures, from cracked walls to neon signs. Great for capturing mood, movement, and real moments.
Perfect for natural light or soft flash. These film simulations focus on smooth skin tones, subtle highlights, and calm color balance. You’ll get gentle contrast that flatters the face, keeping colors realistic without looking too flat or too punchy. Ideal for lifestyle, close-ups, and everyday portraits.
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Discover answers to common questions about Fujifilm film simulation recipes. Learn how to use custom settings, which cameras support them, and how to fine-tune settings for the best results.
Shooting SOOC JPEG—short for “Straight Out of Camera JPEG”—lets you take full advantage of Fujifilm film recipes. It saves time, removes the need for editing, and gives you shareable results right away. You’re seeing your photo exactly how you envisioned it in-camera, with all your custom settings applied.
Using SOOC JPEG helps you better understand how exposure, shutter speed, ISO, and white balance affect your final image. When you dial in a custom look—whether it’s a X-Trans IV film recipe or a newer X-Trans V film recipe—you’re practicing real-time control over how your photos turn out, without relying on Lightroom or presets later.
This approach is popular among street photographers, travelers, and everyday shooters who want consistent results without the editing hassle. And with Fujifilm’s built-in simulations and customizable profiles, SOOC JPEG has never looked better.
Fujifilm’s built-in film simulations are great starting points, but custom film recipes take things further. Recipes built on X-Trans IV or X-Trans V sensors let you fine-tune contrast, color, white balance, and more—giving your photos a tailored, film-like look that feels more personal and expressive.
Think of built-in simulations like presets—good for quick results. But if you want that Kodak Portra vibe, or something like Kodachrome 64, Ilford HP5, or CineStill 800T, custom recipes are the way to go. With just a few tweaks, you can match a specific mood or recreate a film stock from the past.
Using Fujifilm film recipes lets you shape the look you want, whether you’re on an older X-T30 II or a newer X100VI. And once you dial it in, you’re ready to shoot SOOC JPEGs with a consistent aesthetic—no editing needed.
The best custom settings depend on your subject, light, and style. That’s where Fujifilm film recipes come in. Whether you’re using X-Trans IV film recipes or newer X-Trans V film recipes, there’s something for every vibe—vintage, cinematic, muted, or punchy.
If you’re not sure where to start, try one of these:
No matter which sensor you use—X-Trans IV or V—you can dial in these custom settings to get the tones you love, straight from the camera.
Yes, X-Trans V film recipes work great on all the latest Fujifilm cameras—including the X100VI, X-T50, X-T5, X-E5, X-M5, X-H2, and X-H2S. These cameras are fully compatible with custom film recipes designed for Fujifilm simulations.
That said, some recipes made for older sensors (like X-Trans IV film recipes) might need minor tweaks to match the same tones on newer models. That’s totally normal—each generation has slightly different color rendering and tone curves. A quick fix is to adjust the White Balance Shift or dial in a custom Kelvin value. These changes help bring your photos closer to the original look, whether you’re after Kodak-style warmth or that muted CineStill mood.
The bonus? Many of these newer X-Trans V models come with Nostalgic Neg & Reala Ace, 10-bit video, and faster processors, making them awesome for both stills and video, with your favorite recipe settings baked in.
Most Fujifilm X-Series cameras support built-in film simulations, and many of them allow custom settings that work beautifully with both X-Trans IV film recipes and X-Trans V film recipes.
Here’s a quick breakdown of the supported cameras:
X-Trans IV:
X-T4, X-S10, X-S20, X-E4, X100V, X-T30 II, X-Pro3
X-Trans V:
X-T5, X-H2, X-H2S, X100VI, X-T50, X-M5, X-E5
You can load custom recipes on all of these. While X-Trans IV film recipes are widely used, newer models running on X-Trans V sensors can still handle them well. You might notice some slight shifts in tone or contrast between the sensor generations, but these can easily be fine-tuned. Just tweak your White Balance Shift or set a custom Kelvin temperature to match the original look.
Whether you’re after rich shadows, muted colors, or punchy vintage vibes, both sensor types give you full control to customize your Fujifilm look.
While these recipes work on newer cameras, some color tones and contrast may vary due to sensor differences. Adjusting White Balance Shift or Kelvin temperature can help achieve the desired look.
Yes, you can use Fujifilm film recipes on older cameras—especially if they include core simulations like Provia, Velvia, Astia, Classic Chrome, or Acros. Even if you’re using a model before the X-Trans IV generation, you can still apply most recipe settings manually.
The main difference? Older cameras may not support saving multiple custom presets. So instead of storing them, you’ll need to input the recipe values each time. Features like Clarity, Color Chrome Effect, or Color Chrome FX Blue might also be missing, but you can still tweak Highlights, Shadows, Color, and White Balance Shift to get a similar feel.
Even without full feature sets, older Fujifilm cameras can still produce strong film-like results when matched with carefully adjusted recipes—just expect a bit more hands-on tweaking compared to newer X-Trans IV or X-Trans V models.
Absolutely. Vintage lenses and Fujifilm film recipes are a perfect match. Many older manual lenses give you that extra bit of character—subtle softness, unique color shifts, and interesting bokeh—that pairs beautifully with both X-Trans IV film recipes and X-Trans V film recipes.
If you’re using an adapter, make sure it fits securely. Most vintage glass, like old Canon FD or Pentax lenses, works well on Fujifilm bodies with the right mount. One thing to watch out for is yellowing—some older lenses (especially those with thorium coatings) may add a warm cast. You can fix that with a quick UV treatment or adjust your White Balance Shift in-camera.
Whether you’re on a Fujifilm X100V, X-T5, X-E5, or any X-Series body, adding a vintage lens to your setup can boost that nostalgic film look even further.
Yes, diffusion filters work beautifully for still photography—especially when paired with Fujifilm film recipes. They soften contrast, smooth out skin tones, and add a subtle glow that gives your photos a dreamy, filmic vibe.
If you’re using an X-Trans IV camera like the X100V or X-T4, or an X-Trans V model like the X100VI or X-T50, diffusion filters pair nicely with recipes that aim for a cinematic or vintage feel. For example, try the Downtown Bloom recipe with a mist filter to get a soft, pastel-like look for portraits or street scenes.
Want that old-film charm without heavy editing? A good diffusion filter and the right recipe can get you there, straight out of camera.
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