Jon Sully

Jon's (Fuji) Film Simulations

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For my X100V and X-Pro3! 🙂 Not exactly a ‘hidden’ page on my site, but welcome! Re-ording custom settings is a PITA but here’s my current ordering:

Currents:

1. B-DUB

My personal preferred Black + White film sim, based on Acros Punch (see below) but not quite as contrasty (Acros Red, Shadows only +1, CC off)

  • Film base: Acros Red
  • Grain Effect: Off
  • Color Chrome Effect: Off
  • Color Chrome Effect Blue: Off
  • White Balance: Auto, +1 Red & 0 Blue
  • Dynamic Range: DR200
  • Highlight: +3
  • Shadow: +1
  • Color: 0
  • Sharpening: +3
  • Noise Reduction: 0
  • Clarity: 0
  • ISO: Auto
  • Exposure Compensation: +2/3 or more as needed

2. Classy Neg 2

Sort of playing this one against “Urban” (based on Jamie Chance’s Chrome Urban) — I think I’ve had enough experience with film sims that I’m understanding what I want out of classic neg. I really like how it handles skin-tones in memory- making situations (homey moments, vacations, etc. — non-nature, non-landscape) and want to give it a shot.

Mostly Gajan’s “Classy Neg” (in this list) with a couple slight tweaks

  • Film base: Classic Neg
  • Dynamic Range: DR200
  • Highlight: -2
  • Shadow: -2
  • Color: +2
  • Noise Reduction: -2
  • Sharpening: +2
  • Clarity: 0
  • Grain Effect: None
  • Color Chrome Effect: Off
  • Color Chrome Effect Blue: Off
  • White Balance: Auto R1,B-1
  • ISO: Auto
  • Exposure Compensation: +1/3-2/3

3. Urban

For use in town/city life; buildings, stuff, indoors, day-to-day things.

Based off of Jamie Chance’s Chrome Urban but with no NR (no grain) and brought the shadows down to -2

  • Film base: Classic Chrome
  • Dynamic Range: Auto (wow!)
  • Highlight: 0
  • Shadow: -2
  • Color: +3
  • Noise Reduction: 0
  • Sharpening: +2
  • Clarity: 0
  • Grain Effect: Off
  • Color Chrome Effect: Off
  • Color Chrome Effect Blue: Off
  • White Balance: Auto, +1 Red & 0 Blue
  • ISO: Auto
  • Exposure Compensation: As needed

4. Warm Travel

Similar to Travel but based on Goughie’s Astia instead!

Added +2 sharpness and leaving clarity at 0 as to not slow down shooting experience. Also left out his grain preference.

  • Film base: Astia
  • Dynamic Range: DR200
  • Highlight: -1
  • Shadow: -1
  • Color: +2
  • Noise Reduction: 0
  • Sharpening: +2
  • Clarity: 0
  • Grain Effect: None
  • Color Chrome Effect: Strong
  • Color Chrome Effect Blue: Off
  • White Balance: Auto +4 Red -4 Blue
  • ISO: Auto
  • Exposure Compensation: +2/3 or more as needed

5. Travel

For generally fun, popping colors typically found while traveling! Beaches and sand and such, but not so popping as full-on landscape

Based off of Jamie Chance’s Travel Astia but named more to the use-case and with no NR

  • Film base: Astia
  • Dynamic Range: DR AUTO
  • Highlight: -1
  • Shadow: +2
  • Color: +2
  • Noise Reduction: 0
  • Sharpening: +2
  • Clarity: 0
  • Grain Effect: None
  • Color Chrome Effect: Off
  • Color Chrome Effect Blue: Off
  • White Balance: Auto +1 Red 0 Blue
  • ISO: Auto
  • Exposure Compensation: As needed

6. Landscape

“Landscape” is the usage-name for Jon’s Velvia:

📝 Here

7. Nightlights

For use at night, especially with bright lights in the background, especially neon; probably try with Cinebloom one day

Based off of Jamie Chance’s Cinestill 800T but named more to the use-case and with a touch more color and no NR

  • Film base: Pro Neg Std
  • Dynamic Range: DR200
  • Highlight: +3
  • Shadow: +1
  • Color: 0
  • Noise Reduction: 0
  • Sharpening: +2
  • Clarity: 0
  • Grain Effect: None
  • Color Chrome Effect: Off
  • Color Chrome Effect Blue: Off
  • White Balance: 2650K
  • ISO: Auto
  • Exposure Compensation: As needed

Others:

Ilford HP5

From Fuji X Weekly

Base

Sort of my starting point for using a pure film sim

  • Film base: Any
  • Dynamic Range: Auto
  • Highlight: 0
  • Shadow: 0
  • Color: +1
  • Noise Reduction: 0
  • Sharpening: 0
  • Clarity: 0
  • Grain Effect: Off
  • Color Chrome Effect: Weak
  • Color Chrome Effect Blue: Off
  • White Balance: Auto, 0 Red & 0 Blue
  • ISO: Auto, up to ISO 3200
  • Exposure Compensation: As needed

Jon’s Astia

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Fuji Pro 400H

This one is straight from FXW and tends to work best when overexposed quite a bit

  • Film base: Classic Neg
  • Dynamic Range: DR400
  • Highlight: -2
  • Shadow: +4
  • Color: +4
  • Noise Reduction: -4
  • Sharpening: -2
  • Clarity: 0
  • Grain Effect: Small + Strong
  • Color Chrome Effect: Strong
  • Color Chrome Effect Blue: Weak
  • White Balance: 4900K, 0 Red & -4 Blue
  • ISO: Auto
  • Exposure Compensation: +2/3 to +2 ⬅️⬅️⬅️

Ballesteros

Reggie’s Chrome — supposed to be good for general life shooting? Might make my #1

  • Film base: Classic Chrome
  • Dynamic Range: Auto
  • Highlight: -1
  • Shadow: -2
  • Color: +2
  • Noise Reduction: -4
  • Sharpening: -2
  • Clarity: 0
  • Grain Effect: Small + Weak
  • Color Chrome Effect: Strong
  • Color Chrome Effect Blue: Weak
  • White Balance: Auto, 2 Red & -4 Blue
  • ISO: Auto
  • Exposure Compensation: +1/3 to +1

Urban

For use in town/city life; buildings, stuff, indoors, day-to-day things.

Based off of Jamie Chance’s Chrome Urban but with no NR (no grain) and brought the shadows down to 0

  • Film base: Classic Chrome
  • Dynamic Range: Auto (wow!)
  • Highlight: 0
  • Shadow: 0
  • Color: +3
  • Noise Reduction: 0
  • Sharpening: +2
  • Clarity: 0
  • Grain Effect: Off
  • Color Chrome Effect: Off
  • Color Chrome Effect Blue: Off
  • White Balance: Auto, +1 Red & 0 Blue
  • ISO: Auto
  • Exposure Compensation: As needed

Textures & Shapes

For use as B+W, especially when details and textures or shapes alone are the subject, overexpose often

Based off of Jamie Chance’s Acros Punch but named more to the use-case and with no NR + a touch more sharpness

  • Film base: Acros Yellow
  • Dynamic Range: DR200
  • Highlight: +3
  • Shadow: +4
  • Color: 0
  • Noise Reduction: 0
  • Sharpening: +3
  • Clarity: 0
  • Grain Effect: Off
  • Color Chrome Effect: Weak
  • Color Chrome Effect Blue: Off
  • White Balance: Auto, +1 Red & 0 Blue
  • ISO: Auto
  • Exposure Compensation: +2/3 or more as needed

Classy Chrome

Via Gajan Balan

  • Film base: Classic Chrome
  • Dynamic Range: DR400
  • Highlight: -1
  • Shadow: -1
  • Color: 0
  • Noise Reduction: -4
  • Sharpening: +2
  • Clarity: 0
  • Grain Effect: Small + Weak
  • Color Chrome Effect: Weak
  • Color Chrome Effect Blue: Strong
  • White Balance: Daylight
  • ISO: Auto
  • Exposure Compensation: As needed

The Cinema

Via Gajan Balan

  • Film base: Eterna
  • Dynamic Range: DR400
  • Highlight: +1
  • Shadow: +2
  • Color: +2
  • Noise Reduction: -2
  • Sharpening: +1
  • Clarity: 0
  • Grain Effect: Large + Strong
  • Color Chrome Effect: Weak
  • Color Chrome Effect Blue: Weak
  • White Balance: Auto
  • ISO: Auto
  • Exposure Compensation: As needed

Classy Neg

Via Gajan Balan

  • Film base: Classic Neg
  • Dynamic Range: DR400
  • Highlight: -2
  • Shadow: -2
  • Color: +2
  • Noise Reduction: -4
  • Sharpening: +1
  • Clarity: 0
  • Grain Effect: None
  • Color Chrome Effect: Off
  • Color Chrome Effect Blue: Strong
  • White Balance: Auto +1 Red 0 Blue
  • ISO: Auto
  • Exposure Compensation: As needed

Oh Dang

Via Gajan Balan

  • Film base: Acros Red
  • Mono Color: WC -2 MG +1
  • Dynamic Range: DR200
  • Highlight: -2
  • Shadow: -1
  • Color:
  • Noise Reduction: -4
  • Sharpening: +1
  • Clarity: 0
  • Grain Effect: Small + Weak
  • Color Chrome Effect: Off
  • Color Chrome Effect Blue: Off
  • White Balance: Daylight
  • ISO: Auto
  • Exposure Compensation: As needed

Big Softy

Via Gajan Balan

  • Film base: Pro Neg Std
  • Dynamic Range: DR100
  • Highlight: -1
  • Shadow: 0
  • Color: -2
  • Noise Reduction: -2
  • Sharpening: 0
  • Clarity: 0
  • Grain Effect: Small + Weak
  • Color Chrome Effect: Off
  • Color Chrome Effect Blue: Off
  • White Balance: Daylight
  • ISO: Auto
  • Exposure Compensation: As needed

Kodachrome 64

FXW

Kodak Portra 400

FXW

Kodak Portra 400 v2

FXW

Super HG Astia

I usually use without grain and +3 color instead of +2.

FXW

UrbanNeg

Same as Urban (above) but based on the classic neg vibe > classic chrome vibe. Not sure I LOVE this color palette yet? Trying this out side-by-side sorta.

For use in town/city life; buildings, stuff, indoors, day-to-day things.

Based off of Jamie Chance’s Classic Neg #3 but with no NR (no grain). He doesn’t specify Color Chrome; I added blue.

  • Film base: Classic Neg
  • Grain Effect: None
  • Color Chrome Effect: Off
  • Color Chrome Effect Blue: Off
  • White Balance: Auto +2 Red -4 Blue
  • Dynamic Range: DR200
  • Highlight: -2
  • Shadow: 0
  • Color: +3
  • Sharpening: +2
  • Noise Reduction: 0
  • Clarity: 0
  • ISO: Auto
  • Exposure Compensation: As needed

Dark Greenery

For use in forests or other areas where a green-tint and darker vibe can be a thing.

Based off of Jamie Chance’s Forest but named more to the use-case and with a touch darker shadows, more color, a touch more sharpness

  • Film base: Pro Neg Hi
  • Dynamic Range: DR200
  • Highlight: -2
  • Shadow: +1
  • Color: 0
  • Noise Reduction: 0
  • Sharpening: 0
  • Clarity: 0
  • Grain Effect: None
  • Color Chrome Effect: Off
  • Color Chrome Effect Blue: Off
  • White Balance: Auto -3 Red -6 Blue
  • ISO: Auto
  • Exposure Compensation: As needed