Film simulation on my Fujifilm X-T3 camera

Fuji X Weekly publishes film simulation settings for Fujifilm cameras. Here is a list of them for X-T3. Here is a second.

The X-T3 does not save White Balance Shift in a custom setting¹. The camera does remember a White Balance Shift setting per white balance. So if we choose a set of film simulation settings that each use a different white balance, overwriting will not occur. There is a workaround. If you encode the White Balance Shift setting in the name of a custom setting, you can manually set so after you load that custom setting. Exposure Compensation is not stored with a custom setting, ether. So one can use the mentioned workaround, also.

Most X series cameras support seven custom settings. Instead of seven distinct film simluations, Fuji X Weekly has discussion on how to use multiple custom settings to achieve one aesthetics goal. Here is a variety set² based on light condition. Here is a variation set based on one color film simulation³. Here is a variation set based on one black and white film simulation⁴.

I have chosen a hybrid: a light condition set for color film simulations and a variation set for black-and-white film simulation. Here is my current set of film simulation settings:

• For Ernst Haas, Luigi Ghirri and William Eggleston look, Kodachrome II.
• For nice skin-tone and portraits, Reggie’s Portra.
• For black-and-white, Kodak Tri-X 400.
• For cloudy days, Ektachrome E100GX.
• For indoor, Cinematic Negative.
• For night, Jeff Davenport Night.

Below are settings on the camera.

Custom Setting 1 #

For Ernst Haas, Luigi Ghirri and William Eggleston look, Kodachrome II.

Set white balance shift:

1. MENU button
2. IMAGE QUALITY SETTING 1/3
3. WHITE BALANCE
4. AUTO
5. OK button
6. WB SHIFT R:3 B:-4

Custom setting 2 also use AUTO white balance, so each time after loading either, check that WB SHIFT is correct, otherwise set it.

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Custom Setting 2 #

For nice skin-tone and portraits, Reggie’s Portra

Set white balance shift:

1. MENU button
2. IMAGE QUALITY SETTING 1/3
3. WHITE BALANCE
4. AUTO
5. OK button
6. WB SHIFT R:2 B:-4

Custom setting 1 also use AUTO white balance, so each time after loading either, check that WB SHIFT is correct, otherwise set it.

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Custom Setting 3 #

Low-constrast of Kodak Tri-X 400.

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Custom Setting 4 #

High-constrast of Kodak Tri-X 400.

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Custom Setting 5 #

For cloudy days, Ektachrome E100GX.

Set white balance shift:

1. MENU button
2. IMAGE QUALITY SETTING 1/3
3. WHITE BALANCE
4. FLUORESCENT LIGHT-2
5. OK button
6. WB SHIFT R:-1 B:-6

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Custom Setting 6 #

For indoor, Cinematic Negative.

Set white balance shift:

1. MENU button
2. IMAGE QUALITY SETTING 1/3
3. WHITE BALANCE
4. INCANDESCENT
5. OK button
6. WB SHIFT R:8 B:-9

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Custom Setting 7 #

For night, Jeff Davenport Night.

Set white balance shift:

1. MENU button
2. IMAGE QUALITY SETTING 1/3
3. WHITE BALANCE
4. COLOR TEMPERATURE
5. OK button
6. 2650K

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Changelog #

• 2024-02-20. Replace “Tri-X Box” (custom setting 2) with Portra.
• 2024-01-31. Rewritten.
• 2022-11-08. Initial version.

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