Film simulation play-flow

 

"My Menu" looks like this in my Fujifilm X-T4 camera:

 

ISO Auto Setting

Photometry

Film Simulation

Monochromatic Color

White Balance

Grain Effect

Color Chrome Effect

Color Chrome FX Blue

D Range Priority

Edit/Save Custom Setting

 

And in my Fujifilm GFX 50R as follows:

 

ISO

White Balance

Face/Eye Detection Setting

Photometry

Film Simulation

Grain Effect

Color Chrome Effect

Smooth Skin Effect

Edit/Save Custom Setting

 

Currently I use Auto ISO up to 12800, with a minimum Shutter Speed (SS) of 1/250 by default (or 1/125 for portrait work). That is a safe baseline sacrificing some image quality. SS and ISO then can be tweaked according to my needs. (1/500+ for fast moving subjects, 1/60- for tripod work, etc.)

These are the film simulation recipes I use in the X-T4 as of today (2026-06-13) for portrait work, street and nature clicks (it changes every few weeks usually):

 

My Daido Moriyama variant. Fast in the X-T4.

 

 

My mods:

Grain Effect: Weak, Small

 

Kodak Gold 200
https://www.shuttergroove.com/fujifilm-recipes/35mm-film-recipes/kodak-gold-200-film-recipe/

Film Simulation: Classic Negative
Highlight: +1
Shadow: 0
Color: +2
Sharpness: -1
Noise Reduction: -4
Grain Effect / Grain Size: Strong / Small
Color Chrome Effect / FX Blue: On / Off
WB / Color Temperature: Daylight, Red 4, Blue -4
Exposure Compensation: from -2/3 to +2/3
ISO: Auto up to ISO 6400
Clarity: 0
Dynamic Range: DR200

My mods:
Color Chrome Effect / FX Blue: Strong / Off

 

https://lifeunintended.com/articles/my-favorite-fujifilm-film-simulation-settings/

 

Film simulation: Classic Negative

Dynamic Range: DR200

Auto-WB Shift: +4 Red, -4 Blue

Highlight: +1

Shadow: +0

Color: +3 (sometimes I’ll drop it to +1 when I want a less saturated look)

Noise reduction: -4

Clarity: 0

Sharpening: 0

Grain effect: Strong

Grain size: Large

Color chrome fx: Off

Color chrome blue: Weak

Exposure compensation: typically between +1/3 and +1

 

https://www.shuttergroove.com/fujifilm-recipes/classic-chrome-recipes/downtown-bloom-street-portrait-recipe-fuji-xtrans-iv/

 

Film Simulation: Classic Chrome

Dynamic Range: Auto

Highlight: -1

Shadow: +1

Color: +2

Noise Reduction: -4

Sharpening: 0

Clarity: 0

Grain Effect: Off

Color Chrome Effect: Strong

Color Chrome FX Blue: Strong

White Balance: Auto, +3 Red & -4 Blue

ISO: Auto – 6400

Exposure Compensation: 0 to +1/3

 

https://film.recipes/2023/01/06/arboria-astia-for-all-seasons-colour/

 

Simulation: Astia/Soft

Grain Effect: Weak, Small

Color Chrome Effect: Weak

Color Chrome Blue: Weak (IV) / Off (V)

White Balance: Auto

WB Shift: +3 Red, -3 Blue

Dynamic Range: DR400

Highlight: +0.5 (use 0 if your camera doesn’t support 0.5)

Shadow: +0.5 (use 1 if you camera doesn’t support 0.5)

Color: +4

Sharpness: -1

ISO Noise Reduction: -4

Clarity: -2

EV compensation: +1/3

 

https://film.recipes/2023/06/15/daido-moriyama-film-recipe/

 

Simulation: Monochrome (Std, R, Y or G)

Grain Effect: Strong, Large

Color Chrome Effect: Off

Color Chrome Blue: Off (IV) / Off (V)

White Balance: Underwater

WB Shift: 0 Red, 0 Blue

Dynamic Range: DR400

Highlight: -2.0

Shadow: +4.0

Mono Shift: WC +1, MG +1

Sharpness: -2

ISO Noise Reduction: -4

Clarity: +4

EV compensation: +2/3

 

My mods:

Simulation: Monochrome Std

And these are my current GFX 50R recipes:

Quiet Ink

My gentle Daido variant for the 50R. Acros instead of Monochrome — its grain and tonality merge with the Bayer sensor's noise instead of fighting it.

ISO: One of my auto ISO settings, see at the top of this page.
Simulation: Acros + R
Grain Effect: Weak
Color Chrome Effect: Off
Smooth Skin Effect: Off
White Balance: Auto
WB Shift: +2 Red, -2 Blue
Dynamic Range: DR Auto
Highlight Tone: -2
Shadow Tone: +1
Sharpness: -1
Noise Reduction: -4
EV compensation: +1/3 baseline, let the ISO climb rather than the frame go dark.

Variant: White Balance Daylight (same shift) for a tonal response that lives with the light, like film.

Close Light

The quiet colour one. Astia's skin with Provia-like restraint — Sakuraïa's spirit on the big sensor. Intimate, no strong brush.

ISO: One of my auto ISO settings, see at the top of this page.
Simulation: Astia/Soft
Grain Effect: Weak
Color Chrome Effect: Off
Smooth Skin Effect: Off
White Balance: Auto
WB Shift: +1 Red, -2 Blue
Dynamic Range: DR Auto
Highlight Tone: -1
Shadow Tone: 0
Color: 0
Sharpness: -1
Noise Reduction: -2
EV compensation: +1/3 to +2/3

Variant: White Balance Daylight (same shift) when the light deserves to speak for itself.

Gold Light

Kodak Gold 200 ported to the 50R, now that firmware brought Classic Negative to the body. The closest port of the three — the original uses neither Clarity nor FX Blue, so almost nothing is lost. Grain Weak stands in for Strong/Small, which the 50R cannot do.

ISO: One of my auto ISO settings, see at the top of this page.
Simulation: Classic Negative
Grain Effect: Weak
Color Chrome Effect: Weak
Smooth Skin Effect: Off
White Balance: Daylight
WB Shift: +4 Red, -4 Blue
Dynamic Range: DR Auto
Highlight Tone: +1
Shadow Tone: 0
Color: +2
Sharpness: -1
Noise Reduction: -2
EV compensation: from -2/3 to +2/3 — under for mood, over for warmth.

Enjoy! Enjoy! Enjoy! ❤️❤️❤️