I thought so too when I used to shoot with an x100t But then I got the x-s10 and classic neg nudged it's way into my heart. Never replacing classic chrome though. That shit is forever ✊🏽
I use CC all the time at night just because the white balance tends to be better. The orange or yellow shifting usually seen with other simulations and other brands, at night, is not present in CC, making cooler colors way cleaner and truthful with what our eyes see.
This is the most levelheaded, non offensive critique and defense of Classic Chrome I've ever watched till the end. Kudos to you organizing your thought process so well at an hour where most people are cranky. And thanks for making us understand the appeal of the tone without going too technical.
I will never forget my reaction to seeing Classic chrome for the first time on my first Fujifilm camera (X-A2). I was blown away by the colors, especially with blue skies and facades of old buildings. It was love at first sight!
"Coffee-B-Roll-ographers" LOL! Peter McKinnon where you at? After making my own recent switch from Canon to Fuji, I've come to appreciate Classic Chrome and have been experimenting with Image settings, like Shadow and Highlight, along with WB shifts, to find a certain look I like. It's certainly a very fun profile to play with and can achieve beautiful results with it.
I remember reading a blog early on about fujifilms intention with these profiles. Provia-Jack of all trades, flexible for the user to customize to their taste in settings, Pro Neg Std-Portraits, controlled lighting (studio), Pro Neg Hi-Portraits, semi controlled lighting, Astia-Portraits outdoor lighting. Velvia-Nature, you basically know when you want to use the saturation of velvia. This was early so the other profiles other than the monochromes and sepia did not exist yet. I sort of follow this more or less. I know if there is a lot of green that I want to pop, I use velvia. My default is Astia most of the time, but maybe I'll bracket Provia and see if I like it more.
I've never been into CC but it's great to hear your comments, and I know I'm kinda late, but it gives me food for thought. This is something I love about the simulations, there's something for almost every taste and situation and it's beautiful to fall in love with something you once didn't really appreciate. Thanks for this. Again I'm two years late to comment and revisit this topic but hey, it's never too late.
I must admit that initially I didn't fall in love with it, however, after shooting with the xt3 for a while now I have to say that I do absolutely love it and you are so right Andrew, time and place for it. Great content, keep doing what you doing.
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Loved the photos! And this video also pushed me to really thoroughly experiment with my camera's colour profiles, I've been stuck on PRO Neg std, but picking a less neutral could probably save time post processing when doing casual shooting. Thanks for another great video!
I'm glad I'm not the only one who has spent way too much time trying to perfect an in camera flim emulation preset! For me variations on Kodachrome/Ektachrome, Portra and Tri X with my Canon. Love the late night series, can definitely empathize with having an in depth discussion in my head about photography when I should be sleeping!
Please keep doing you! I love your channel and your honesty and genuineness. It’s so nice compared to most b roll gear review “photography” channels ❤️
With the X100V, I have my first Fuji since a few weeks now. And immediately I fell in love withe the PRO Neg. Standard. For a few days now also the Classic Chrome. And then today, the wonderful world of recipes for replicas of well-known films such as Kodachrome, Fuji PRO 400h, Fuji Superia, Kodak Portra 400 opened up a new world to me. Now next to these beautiful built-in simulations, I filled up all the available slots for presets.
It’s a unique profile for sure! After shooting a lot of Cinestill 800T film, I picked up my Fuji to try emulate the same colours and CC plus Tungsten WB got me very close at night in Urban scapes, albeit without Cinestill’s signature red halos. Makes sense too considering 800T is a tungsten balanced film stock. There are definitely scenes where I feel it works particularly well and that I’ll consistently use it for. In daylight CC works great for evenly lit Urban scapes.
Great thoughts and insights, you probably not sleeping because your enjoying your passion. That shot at 6.24 and the black and white shots are incredible
I shoot raw and choose whatever color profile looks good to me after and honestly, sometimes it's just the Adobe Color profile in Lightroom that looks better. But most of the time I am using Classic Chrome, Provia, Velvia and Acros and Acros+R. I love it!
One of my favourite videos of tours, really.. THIS!.. is real Photography, and a real merdinha out on the joy & science of shopping pictures. From gear, and process, to tone..to light.....to actual shots. Speaking of which.. that sky reflection shot, against the window, @ 2:56mins.. pfff.. Brilliant Andrew. Perfect tone, texture (at least on the video reproduction) , and composition. Look at that light, damn ! Thank you for the video.
The photos you showed at the beginning of this video are beautiful and MUCH more appropriate for classic chrome than in the blind test. Classic chrome is an absolutely amazing film simulation when used correctly. Thanks for this video!
I was one of those opposed to Chrome. My go-to is always Astia. I find the colour to be more consistent across different scenarios. That said: Classic Chrome works well for portraits in flat light from my experience, because it's got the tightest tonal range of all the profiles, keeping natural contrast on a cloudy day. Flat light ensures that you don't end up crushed and blown out at the same time. It's also great for those "find the light" type of photos that are mostly about shadow geometry with silhouette subjects. Also, it's good for foliage. The inherent green shift it has all the time really brings out the most natural looking greens of all the profiles.
Nice vid, exactly what the doctor ordered. This video is the reason I bought a X-E2 for my upcoming blurb projects here on Aruba, were sometimes the color can actually distract! Thank you!
Awesome video! Classic Chrome is my favorite film profile, I do shot RAW and then use the Classic Chrome profile on Capture One as a starting point. Very informative when you compare CC JPEG vs CC on Capture One! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thanks for this, Andrew. As always, great video 👍🏻 If you already have other videos like this that talk about each profile, can you point me to those? If not, this would make a very interesting series (I believe for a lot of folks interested in getting in on the Fuji system). Btw I love how your "rants" are just as calming as any other video you create. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
5:50 the best explanation of why people would want to shoot B/W, I've been seeking an answer to that question and this is better than those like "because colours don't work for this photo" or "to get rid of some distractions".
Side note. Whenever I print 4x6’s of all my classic chrome shoots, most people i show them to say they really like the colors, some even ask if I took the picture with a film camera.
I’ve shot a lot of Kodachrome 64 back in the day and loved it. While Classic Chrome is not an exact reproduction of K64, I do like the look and fell that it gives to my photos. The best thing about CC is that, for the most part, all I need to do in post processing is cropping when it’s needed.
I've just loaded the classic chrome recipe on my xt1 and took it for a shoot today. I kinda like it in bright light with light colours.. love the video!
Thanks! Been mainly shooting in Classic Chrome ever since I got my X-T3 a year ago (yes, except for portraits). I feel the comparison to the old Kodachrome to be accurate.
Super interesting!! I don't have a formula for choosing (or even thinking about) what profile to use when I shoot. I choose the profile when processing, I look at them all for each image and then choose according to my liking. I have used them all and don't have a particular favorite..
I was so pleased you used CC in your comparison videos because it is special even though I use it rarely. In the UK we are nit blessed with Utah, California or Florida light levels and need the warmth of Provia or more often Velvia to bring landscapes to life like fitting 32C colour filter. In my film days I toyed with Agfa but my go to film stock was Kodachrome 25ASA slide film which is nothing like CC. As you rightly said the reds are so well saturated. You have made me think more deeply about using CC for street photography to go with my acros work. Cheers Andrew.
I find Classic chrome is great for very specific situations. Since I shoot mostly landscapes, forest settings look fantastic with this profile, especially when it's overcast and the light is already flat, which sounds weird, I know. A flat profile applied to an already flat image, but it makes the overcast light that much more neutral. Fog doesn't take on a warm or cool tone. It's more middle grey I guess. The desaturated greens really calm the scene down and give some order among the chaos. But CC also has its place in street photography where color is not the main subject, but rather the content is, and the color helps to subtly tell the story. Finally, I also find CC very useful on indoor photos. The white balance looks much more natural on indoor shots using this profile so when I'm shooting my son playing in his room or something like that, I will usually set it to CC
It often surprises me that Astia isn't more popular. It's my default setting on my XT2 (-1 shadows, 0 highlights and +2 colour), as it works for pretty much anything, and makes skin tones look wonderful. Agree with you (and Fuji, tbh) that Classic Chrome isn't intended to be a Kodachrome emulation but instead a "monochrome but in colour" sort of thing, ideal for documentary where you want the colour, but don't want it to become the main focus.
hi, i have followed the channel for a long time, since you guys mostly focused on photoshoot. now the channel has quite a bit more content about technical and comparison. i didn't love it at first, as frankly i don't understand those things 😂. but when watching them, those videos (like this one) seem to be more personal, as you share your view on what ever that technicality is and how you use them. maybe that's one fun aspect of photography as well. in short, i just want to thank you guys for making these videos, sharing your knowledge and experience. hope you guys the best.
I always use CC I prefer the look honestly. I just set my settings -1 contrast -1sharpness -saturation -shadows I am not really into contrasty look. Glad to hear your thoughts of it, I did learn something. Thanks 😀🇵🇭
I've recently upgraded from xt1 to xt2 and love this Classic Chrome simulation. I plan it to be my everyday profile, although increased colour to +2 in my recipe.
Tastefully done is a good thing to note. “Orange and teal” is amazing and there’s a reason why it’s a staple. But it needs to be done tastefully. Great vid once again.
Davin Jacobs Sorry but I have to disagree. Orange and teal stems from people trying to recreate the late 2000s earls 2010 movie look. Where especially tungsten balanced film was heavily colorgraded to look more contrasty and more saturated. The idiots who came up with orange and teal never noticed tho, that the skin tones in these movies seven when treated this way are still mostly brown with just a slight natural skew to orange. Which still created a nice color contrast without overdoing it like orange and teal is. Orange and teal is too much of a contrast that stops looking natural because A not everything that isn’t human is teal and B most humans aren’t oranges. Even movies you’d think are graded in an orange and teal way are actually almost always warm brown and teal.
Andrew, I agree so much with this. I love Classic Chrome but haven't been able to articulate as well as you can. In your recent comparison video I felt there was a "Pepsi Challenge" aspect to it (look it up, kids), in that the more saturated colors look better in a single side-by-side comparison. I felt I recognized which image was CC but I gave my honest first impression vote and often picked the more colorful image. But when really dwelling on a scene or a set of images, there is some beautiful and pleasing quality to Classic Chrome. That’s OK though, we can all choose what we like best on our own images to represent our own vision.
Right, I agree there's a lot of that in there. And I also think CC doesn't appeal to newer photographers because, honestly, it's boring. For many of them they will totally not understand why it's appealing until they start to grasp the interplay between color and composition.
Great video, thanks for this useful Information. Are the classic chrome photos shown in this video shot in the "out of box setting" or have you changed the recipe?
Luv your analysis. Gang correct me if I’m wrong: While chrome takes reds toward orange, Kodachrome takes reds towards blue. Blues I think also go cyan.
I tend to use CC the most although I’ve been forcing myself to try more Astia when I shoot. I find CC jpegs on my phone are the equivalent of RAW; easy to edit and add more contrast / saturation when needed.
I shot my niece's wedding last June and for prints I applied classic chrome to all of the outdoor pictures as it gives a very realistic film look to real prints. I always shoot in raw and apply the Fuji simulations in ACR or Fuji X Raw studio. If I was shooting flowers and macro I would go Provia standard or vivid. Often I will run through all the Fuji simulations and accept one or maybe choose one of the adobe options depending on which I feel gives the result I'm most happy with. Maybe its because I'm in my late fifties and remember what real prints from film looked like back in the day.
I love classic chrome. I apply it to many of my raw images and make small tweaks. The longer I've shot fuji the less tweaking I've come to do though, I have a lot of custom profiles in camera that emulate certain looks of film. I have one that emulates portra 400 using classic chrome as a base with some white balance tweaks and other small tweaks.
I appreciate the thought you put into talking about color, and the applications most well suited to Classic Chrome. Also, the coffee shop colorist comment is spot on. Though subjective, that particular taste is growing cliche... but we’re all at risk of that, should taste swing toward your own preferences. Careful not to get too popular ; )
i know nothing about photography but i wanna buy a digital camera that has that retro feel to its photos like the photos we used to take in the 80's and 90's. do you have any suggestions on what i should buy? i want the photos to look like they've been taken with an old camera or a disposable camera i hope you can help
I used to use both Kodachrome and Ektachrome back in my film days. Classic Chrome reminds me more of Ektachrome which was more subdued. I remember Kodachrome was more vivid - was great for Fall colors.
Hey man, I love your photos! I particularly like your eye for composition. Often you can see the diagonal line in the pictures. You really have a great eye! ❤
Nice vid. Never realised what CC does for brown colours but you’re absolutely right! Love CC, but recently I’ve started to use (modified versions of) Astia for landscape and ProNeg Hi for portrait.
The great thing about the film profiles is that you don’t have to choose upfront. With Fujifilm X Raw Studio or Capture One’s excellent profiles you can revisit your raw files over and over again. So experiment as much as you can! Having said that, I’ve recently rediscovered Astia for generic landscape and color portraits. Beautiful soft colors and tonality with moderate contrast leads to exceptional greens and skin tones. Classic Chrome I use for urban and industrial landscapes. The browns and greys get a kind of ‘washed-out color’ that increase the feeling of ‘loneliness’ and ‘detachment’. That also works well for street photography as it emphasizes your ‘bystander’ position and takes too much color out of the equation. For b&w many Fuji-shooters refer back to Acros, which is gorgeous of course, but try monochrome with strong grain as well. You’ll be amazed by its quality to make even low contrast photos interesting.
Classic chrome definitely has a certain mood that I like for certain things and not others. I love that film sim, otherwise I’m using Provia or Acros, or sometimes Velvia for wildlife and landscapes.
Hello, can you give me the settings for the Classic Chrome please ? I erase all the natives settings of my fuji X1OOv and I dont found the perfect original settings for classic chrome ! Thanks a lot have a good day
CC is the reason I changed from Nikon to Fuji. But unfortunately the XT1 CC profile (which I loved so much) is not the same as I get from XT2 CC. I was really disapointed when first realized the differences. I am planning to buy buy an XT1 again,just because its the beautiful CC colors.
Thanks for sharing and hope you got some sleep after this :) Fuji´s CC is my love and I shoot it 100% of the time. I may end up putting a different profile on the raw file in post but I can´t remember the last time I did that. As a result I´m having trouble processing my Canon files now as I find them too warm and yellow and orrange and overly saturated...I love the soft pallete of CC, maybe just like you, because it gets closer to black and white. Actually, I´m even thinking of getting rid of all my Canon gear because I don´t seem to be able to get the colours I like from it any more...How strange- not so long ago I was singing praises to Canon because of it´s colours...maybe I need to cool down a bit :) Btw, I tried to change the film simulation on some of the photos of a wedding I shot today to Provia or other things...and I just can´t stand it! It seems to me the colours just get ot of control...
You're right. Fujifilm's Classic Chrome simulation is more of "a nod" to Kodachrome K-14 with a bit stronger blues and a weaker yellow-orange glow. Kodachrome K-12 was just like Kodachrome K-14 but with an even stronger yellow-orange glow. I shot some from my Pentax SP1000 back in the 1970's and '80s although I mostly used Plus-X and Tri-X [as I could develop them myself]. My formula for Kodachrome K-14: Shoot at ISO 800 to 3200 to get some noise from the X-Trans sensor. In RAW conversion: dynamic range: *400%* white balance shift: *R 0 and B -3* ( *R 0 and B -4* for K-12 ) color: *m-high* sharpness: *hard* shadow tone: *m-hard* noise reduction: *low* "Classic Chrome" works well on older buildings and landscapes and IMO doesn't on anything that looks like it was built after 1979. =) For a good example of Kodachrome K-12 photos: www.howardgreenberg.com/artists/saul-leiter BTW did anyone else find this channel from Mattias Burling's recommendations of unappreciated photo channels? Glad he suggested it.
I did like most of the pictures colors choice you did in your previous video whatever it was classic chrome Provia or canon, of course color is subjective but fujiweekly is here to show more about the potential of the simulation I do try to elaborate my own recipe based on the situation I do feel the need to change depending the time or the place and classic chrome as provia are useful. The chance to own of Fuji is to be able to have different look in camera, have great result or change them up on taste in the camera settings. I do feel your provia settings are really on point and that’s what made me choose provia over the other choices in your last video 👍
When I shot slide film in Japan in the 80's Kodachrome was known for more emphasis on the reds and Velvia for the greens...( there's a lot of green in Japan at least for nature ) Ektachrome was strong on the blue spectrum.... Classic chrome to me ( I have an X-T20 ) doesn't seem any of those , more just like a mix of slide and negative film with the slightly washed out saturation....but as a Fuji shooter nobody says you have to choose right away - you can shoot raw and convert in camera or later in their ( slightly odd - have your camera hooked up ) software...of course if you have the balls like Chuck Norris ( or is it Ken Rockwell?? ) to shoot just in .jpg you can choose 3 at the same time...and chose later or maybe use all 3...problem solved...
Couldn't finish watching this video until I commented. Classic Chrome or as my wife calls it, "the best filter I've ever used" is my go-to. I have two settings specifically tailored for Classic Chrome. Crank up the grain and I'm happy. Now back to my regularly scheduled programming. Carry on sir.
I hate CC when I first got my XT2. I thought it made everything too pale after years of shooting Astia and Velvia on my x-pro1. It finally grew on me and now it is the only profile I use along with acros. I actually love the fact that it desaturates the skin tones. I feel CC is a accurate representation of reality with a touch of color expression and poetry.
I'm glad I was left out of the pasty white comment 😆 love classic chrome and so grateful we agree on color or we could have a hard time with what went on the wall 😅
Is it possible to replicate tons of different film types/brands/looks with Fuji's simulations? Is it all trial and error? Id like to create recipes and try all different looks and styles. Xpro 3 or XT3?
Great video. Was watching your other video regarding the film receipe. Comparing fujixweekly classic chrome receipe for the X trans I setting, it is totally different than the rest (others appeared to be more saturated and vibrant). I am not sure which one represent the true classic chrome as I don't have newer X trans sensor with me.
Classic Chrome is 100% the reason I always have to own a Fujifilm camera
I thought so too when I used to shoot with an x100t
But then I got the x-s10 and classic neg nudged it's way into my heart. Never replacing classic chrome though. That shit is forever ✊🏽
Underrated use for CC: astrophotography. De-saturates light pollution and adds blue to the night sky and contrast to the whole image.
sounds like a great tip mate. Thanks! Will def try it out
Goran P. Yep 👍
I use CC all the time at night just because the white balance tends to be better. The orange or yellow shifting usually seen with other simulations and other brands, at night, is not present in CC, making cooler colors way cleaner and truthful with what our eyes see.
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Great tip amigo, thank you. 👍🏻
This is the most levelheaded, non offensive critique and defense of Classic Chrome I've ever watched till the end. Kudos to you organizing your thought process so well at an hour where most people are cranky. And thanks for making us understand the appeal of the tone without going too technical.
Classic Chrome is great for those retro photos of old cars, garages, diners, etc.
Old wemen, old dog, old cats, old old...
Anything from the 1970's or earlier. =)
Boom
I will never forget my reaction to seeing Classic chrome for the first time on my first Fujifilm camera (X-A2). I was blown away by the colors, especially with blue skies and facades of old buildings. It was love at first sight!
Me too. :) //A
"Coffee-B-Roll-ographers" LOL! Peter McKinnon where you at?
After making my own recent switch from Canon to Fuji, I've come to appreciate Classic Chrome and have been experimenting with Image settings, like Shadow and Highlight, along with WB shifts, to find a certain look I like. It's certainly a very fun profile to play with and can achieve beautiful results with it.
The stereotypical Coffee-B-Roll-Photographer!!! i was hoping someone else commented this!!!
What is a Coffee-B-Roll-Photographer? I don't get it.
@@gryff42 go look up Peter McKinnon and you will understand. haha
I see the world in classic chrome.
"CC is the BW of color photography" I like this definition ;)
Provia and acros for portraiture. CC for everything else.
I remember reading a blog early on about fujifilms intention with these profiles. Provia-Jack of all trades, flexible for the user to customize to their taste in settings, Pro Neg Std-Portraits, controlled lighting (studio), Pro Neg Hi-Portraits, semi controlled lighting, Astia-Portraits outdoor lighting. Velvia-Nature, you basically know when you want to use the saturation of velvia.
This was early so the other profiles other than the monochromes and sepia did not exist yet. I sort of follow this more or less. I know if there is a lot of green that I want to pop, I use velvia. My default is Astia most of the time, but maybe I'll bracket Provia and see if I like it more.
I've never been into CC but it's great to hear your comments, and I know I'm kinda late, but it gives me food for thought. This is something I love about the simulations, there's something for almost every taste and situation and it's beautiful to fall in love with something you once didn't really appreciate.
Thanks for this. Again I'm two years late to comment and revisit this topic but hey, it's never too late.
I must admit that initially I didn't fall in love with it, however, after shooting with the xt3 for a while now I have to say that I do absolutely love it and you are so right Andrew, time and place for it. Great content, keep doing what you doing.
Loved the photos! And this video also pushed me to really thoroughly experiment with my camera's colour profiles, I've been stuck on PRO Neg std, but picking a less neutral could probably save time post processing when doing casual shooting. Thanks for another great video!
I love Classic Chrome.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who has spent way too much time trying to perfect an in camera flim emulation preset! For me variations on Kodachrome/Ektachrome, Portra and Tri X with my Canon. Love the late night series, can definitely empathize with having an in depth discussion in my head about photography when I should be sleeping!
Very helpful! Thank you! It had never occurred to me to use CC for documentary, but it work very well.
Please keep doing you! I love your channel and your honesty and genuineness.
It’s so nice compared to most b roll gear review “photography” channels ❤️
With the X100V, I have my first Fuji since a few weeks now.
And immediately I fell in love withe the PRO Neg. Standard.
For a few days now also the Classic Chrome.
And then today, the wonderful world of recipes for replicas of well-known films
such as Kodachrome, Fuji PRO 400h, Fuji Superia, Kodak Portra 400
opened up a new world to me.
Now next to these beautiful built-in simulations, I filled up all the available slots for presets.
It’s a unique profile for sure! After shooting a lot of Cinestill 800T film, I picked up my Fuji to try emulate the same colours and CC plus Tungsten WB got me very close at night in Urban scapes, albeit without Cinestill’s signature red halos. Makes sense too considering 800T is a tungsten balanced film stock. There are definitely scenes where I feel it works particularly well and that I’ll consistently use it for. In daylight CC works great for evenly lit Urban scapes.
Great thoughts and insights, you probably not sleeping because your enjoying your passion. That shot at 6.24 and the black and white shots are incredible
I shoot raw and choose whatever color profile looks good to me after and honestly, sometimes it's just the Adobe Color profile in Lightroom that looks better. But most of the time I am using Classic Chrome, Provia, Velvia and Acros and Acros+R. I love it!
One of my favourite videos of tours, really..
THIS!.. is real Photography, and a real merdinha out on the joy & science of shopping pictures. From gear, and process, to tone..to light.....to actual shots.
Speaking of which.. that sky reflection shot, against the window, @ 2:56mins.. pfff..
Brilliant Andrew. Perfect tone, texture (at least on the video reproduction) , and composition. Look at that light, damn !
Thank you for the video.
Haha. Thanks. you're too kind
This is a fantastic UA-cam channel, so glad that I found it. Thank you!
Feels like Christmas every time :D love the feeling of checking them out after a shoot
The photos you showed at the beginning of this video are beautiful and MUCH more appropriate for classic chrome than in the blind test. Classic chrome is an absolutely amazing film simulation when used correctly. Thanks for this video!
Thanks!
Yep, half past midnight here and you’ve finished my day off nicely. Night night!
I was one of those opposed to Chrome.
My go-to is always Astia. I find the colour to be more consistent across different scenarios. That said: Classic Chrome works well for portraits in flat light from my experience, because it's got the tightest tonal range of all the profiles, keeping natural contrast on a cloudy day. Flat light ensures that you don't end up crushed and blown out at the same time. It's also great for those "find the light" type of photos that are mostly about shadow geometry with silhouette subjects.
Also, it's good for foliage. The inherent green shift it has all the time really brings out the most natural looking greens of all the profiles.
Totally agree with you. Love it myself and use it most of the time if I don"t shoot b&w
Nice vid, exactly what the doctor ordered. This video is the reason I bought a X-E2 for my upcoming blurb projects here on Aruba, were sometimes the color can actually distract! Thank you!
Awesome video! Classic Chrome is my favorite film profile, I do shot RAW and then use the Classic Chrome profile on Capture One as a starting point. Very informative when you compare CC JPEG vs CC on Capture One! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thanks for this, Andrew. As always, great video 👍🏻 If you already have other videos like this that talk about each profile, can you point me to those? If not, this would make a very interesting series (I believe for a lot of folks interested in getting in on the Fuji system). Btw I love how your "rants" are just as calming as any other video you create. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I just got my first Fuji camera, the xt-30, and I haven’t taken it off of classic chrome yet, I love it.
5:50 the best explanation of why people would want to shoot B/W, I've been seeking an answer to that question and this is better than those like "because colours don't work for this photo" or "to get rid of some distractions".
I totally agree with you! I only use classic chrome. Love the colors and I think everything fits in the right place. Thanks for this video.
Side note. Whenever I print 4x6’s of all my classic chrome shoots, most people i show them to say they really like the colors, some even ask if I took the picture with a film camera.
No sleep aid here - too interesting! I also love the look of Classic Chrome.
Helpful post, thank you. I've just bought the XH2 and really want CC to work in Landscape.
“Coffee b-roll filmographers” lol. Good one m. Broderick! I love classic chrome and that would be the only reason I would miss my Fuji.
I’ve shot a lot of Kodachrome 64 back in the day and loved it. While Classic Chrome is not an exact reproduction of K64, I do like the look and fell that it gives to my photos. The best thing about CC is that, for the most part, all I need to do in post processing is cropping when it’s needed.
I've just loaded the classic chrome recipe on my xt1 and took it for a shoot today. I kinda like it in bright light with light colours.. love the video!
I think it’s more like Ektachrome rather than Kodachrome
Thanks! Been mainly shooting in Classic Chrome ever since I got my X-T3 a year ago (yes, except for portraits). I feel the comparison to the old Kodachrome to be accurate.
Super interesting!! I don't have a formula for choosing (or even thinking about) what profile to use when I shoot. I choose the profile when processing, I look at them all for each image and then choose according to my liking. I have used them all and don't have a particular favorite..
I shot CC most of the time. I love the vintage style effect that gives to the photos... Interesting video as usual.
I was so pleased you used CC in your comparison videos because it is special even though I use it rarely. In the UK we are nit blessed with Utah, California or Florida light levels and need the warmth of Provia or more often Velvia to bring landscapes to life like fitting 32C colour filter. In my film days I toyed with Agfa but my go to film stock was Kodachrome 25ASA slide film which is nothing like CC. As you rightly said the reds are so well saturated. You have made me think more deeply about using CC for street photography to go with my acros work. Cheers Andrew.
Great comment. Thanks Gary
I find Classic chrome is great for very specific situations. Since I shoot mostly landscapes, forest settings look fantastic with this profile, especially when it's overcast and the light is already flat, which sounds weird, I know. A flat profile applied to an already flat image, but it makes the overcast light that much more neutral. Fog doesn't take on a warm or cool tone. It's more middle grey I guess. The desaturated greens really calm the scene down and give some order among the chaos. But CC also has its place in street photography where color is not the main subject, but rather the content is, and the color helps to subtly tell the story. Finally, I also find CC very useful on indoor photos. The white balance looks much more natural on indoor shots using this profile so when I'm shooting my son playing in his room or something like that, I will usually set it to CC
6:26 “The black and white of color photography”...that’s spot on 👍.
I use it all the time in street photography 🙂
yes. that quote stood out! well said, Andrew!
It often surprises me that Astia isn't more popular. It's my default setting on my XT2 (-1 shadows, 0 highlights and +2 colour), as it works for pretty much anything, and makes skin tones look wonderful.
Agree with you (and Fuji, tbh) that Classic Chrome isn't intended to be a Kodachrome emulation but instead a "monochrome but in colour" sort of thing, ideal for documentary where you want the colour, but don't want it to become the main focus.
I am very happy with my X-30 in the classic chrome simulation mode - beautiful color and mood in every picture out of the cam
hi,
i have followed the channel for a long time, since you guys mostly focused on photoshoot. now the channel has quite a bit more content about technical and comparison. i didn't love it at first, as frankly i don't understand those things 😂. but when watching them, those videos (like this one) seem to be more personal, as you share your view on what ever that technicality is and how you use them. maybe that's one fun aspect of photography as well.
in short, i just want to thank you guys for making these videos, sharing your knowledge and experience. hope you guys the best.
Glad it's working for you Trang. We appreciate your comment!
I always use CC I prefer the look honestly.
I just set my settings
-1 contrast
-1sharpness
-saturation
-shadows
I am not really into contrasty look.
Glad to hear your thoughts of it, I did learn something. Thanks 😀🇵🇭
Glad to hear it!
Well presented. Good points raised.
I've recently upgraded from xt1 to xt2 and love this Classic Chrome simulation. I plan it to be my everyday profile, although increased colour to +2 in my recipe.
Tastefully done is a good thing to note. “Orange and teal” is amazing and there’s a reason why it’s a staple. But it needs to be done tastefully. Great vid once again.
Agreed
Davin Jacobs Sorry but I have to disagree. Orange and teal stems from people trying to recreate the late 2000s earls 2010 movie look. Where especially tungsten balanced film was heavily colorgraded to look more contrasty and more saturated. The idiots who came up with orange and teal never noticed tho, that the skin tones in these movies seven when treated this way are still mostly brown with just a slight natural skew to orange. Which still created a nice color contrast without overdoing it like orange and teal is. Orange and teal is too much of a contrast that stops looking natural because A not everything that isn’t human is teal and B most humans aren’t oranges. Even movies you’d think are graded in an orange and teal way are actually almost always warm brown and teal.
@@VariTimo what movies would be good examples of this? Just curious
@@mmn910 I've seen it in most Michael Bay films and other action films... at least to an extent
Andrew, I agree so much with this. I love Classic Chrome but haven't been able to articulate as well as you can. In your recent comparison video I felt there was a "Pepsi Challenge" aspect to it (look it up, kids), in that the more saturated colors look better in a single side-by-side comparison. I felt I recognized which image was CC but I gave my honest first impression vote and often picked the more colorful image. But when really dwelling on a scene or a set of images, there is some beautiful and pleasing quality to Classic Chrome. That’s OK though, we can all choose what we like best on our own images to represent our own vision.
Right, I agree there's a lot of that in there. And I also think CC doesn't appeal to newer photographers because, honestly, it's boring. For many of them they will totally not understand why it's appealing until they start to grasp the interplay between color and composition.
Great video, thanks for this useful Information. Are the classic chrome photos shown in this video shot in the "out of box setting" or have you changed the recipe?
Luv your analysis.
Gang correct me if I’m wrong: While chrome takes reds toward orange, Kodachrome takes reds towards blue. Blues I think also go cyan.
Fantastic narrative , he really understands esthetic issues in photography.
I’ve found the identical phenomena when my subject has lighter skin tones and will switch to Provia, for the same reasons. Glad I’m not alone!
hi, where i can get the fuji film film simulation presets to treat my raws (from a fuji xt-3) in lightroom? is that posible? thank you.
I tend to use CC the most although I’ve been forcing myself to try more Astia when I shoot. I find CC jpegs on my phone are the equivalent of RAW; easy to edit and add more contrast / saturation when needed.
I shot my niece's wedding last June and for prints I applied classic chrome to all of the outdoor pictures as it gives a very realistic film look to real prints. I always shoot in raw and apply the Fuji simulations in ACR or Fuji X Raw studio. If I was shooting flowers and macro I would go Provia standard or vivid. Often I will run through all the Fuji simulations and accept one or maybe choose one of the adobe options depending on which I feel gives the result I'm most happy with. Maybe its because I'm in my late fifties and remember what real prints from film looked like back in the day.
I really like the base color of CC but I usually turned it more saturated and thus more appealing to eyes
I love classic chrome. I apply it to many of my raw images and make small tweaks. The longer I've shot fuji the less tweaking I've come to do though, I have a lot of custom profiles in camera that emulate certain looks of film. I have one that emulates portra 400 using classic chrome as a base with some white balance tweaks and other small tweaks.
Thanks, Andrew!
I love Classic Chrome. My first Fuji camera, the X100T
When I first started shooting on Fuji I really didn’t like Classic Chrome, but it’s become my favorite for candids and everyday shooting.
Another great bathrobe upload!
I appreciate the thought you put into talking about color, and the applications most well suited to Classic Chrome. Also, the coffee shop colorist comment is spot on. Though subjective, that particular taste is growing cliche... but we’re all at risk of that, should taste swing toward your own preferences. Careful not to get too popular ; )
Haha. Fair point.
i know nothing about photography but i wanna buy a digital camera that has that retro feel to its photos like the photos we used to take in the 80's and 90's. do you have any suggestions on what i should buy?
i want the photos to look like they've been taken with an old camera or a disposable camera
i hope you can help
I used to use both Kodachrome and Ektachrome back in my film days. Classic Chrome reminds me more of Ektachrome which was more subdued. I remember Kodachrome was more vivid - was great for Fall colors.
Hey man, I love your photos! I particularly like your eye for composition. Often you can see the diagonal line in the pictures. You really have a great eye! ❤
Nice vid. Never realised what CC does for brown colours but you’re absolutely right! Love CC, but recently I’ve started to use (modified versions of) Astia for landscape and ProNeg Hi for portrait.
The great thing about the film profiles is that you don’t have to choose upfront. With Fujifilm X Raw Studio or Capture One’s excellent profiles you can revisit your raw files over and over again. So experiment as much as you can! Having said that, I’ve recently rediscovered Astia for generic landscape and color portraits. Beautiful soft colors and tonality with moderate contrast leads to exceptional greens and skin tones. Classic Chrome I use for urban and industrial landscapes. The browns and greys get a kind of ‘washed-out color’ that increase the feeling of ‘loneliness’ and ‘detachment’. That also works well for street photography as it emphasizes your ‘bystander’ position and takes too much color out of the equation. For b&w many Fuji-shooters refer back to Acros, which is gorgeous of course, but try monochrome with strong grain as well. You’ll be amazed by its quality to make even low contrast photos interesting.
Exactly. You can also perform in-camera conversion of that RAW file to see which simulation works best.
Classic chrome definitely has a certain mood that I like for certain things and not others. I love that film sim, otherwise I’m using Provia or Acros, or sometimes Velvia for wildlife and landscapes.
I'm not gonna lie. If you do a video of the same style with astia I would watch it
Can you do a compression between the Provia, Velvia and Acros simulations and the real film?
Can u make tutorial about editing photos? I really like your colour photo style in classic chrome
Tomorrow I'll go to Basel and Mulhouse to try CC. What's the best settings?
Love classic chrome and really enjoyed your video about it.
Hello, can you give me the settings for the Classic Chrome please ? I erase all the natives settings of my fuji X1OOv and I dont found the perfect original settings for classic chrome !
Thanks a lot
have a good day
CC is the reason I changed from Nikon to Fuji. But unfortunately the XT1 CC profile (which I loved so much) is not the same as I get from XT2 CC. I was really disapointed when first realized the differences. I am planning to buy buy an XT1 again,just because its the beautiful CC colors.
Thanks for sharing and hope you got some sleep after this :) Fuji´s CC is my love and I shoot it 100% of the time. I may end up putting a different profile on the raw file in post but I can´t remember the last time I did that. As a result I´m having trouble processing my Canon files now as I find them too warm and yellow and orrange and overly saturated...I love the soft pallete of CC, maybe just like you, because it gets closer to black and white. Actually, I´m even thinking of getting rid of all my Canon gear because I don´t seem to be able to get the colours I like from it any more...How strange- not so long ago I was singing praises to Canon because of it´s colours...maybe I need to cool down a bit :) Btw, I tried to change the film simulation on some of the photos of a wedding I shot today to Provia or other things...and I just can´t stand it! It seems to me the colours just get ot of control...
As a old guy (read "I shot film in the '70s) Classic Chrome doesn't really look like Kodachrome to me, it looks more like Porta400
Hello! What settings do you use for your classic chrome?
Classic Chrome is just a beautiful film sim, it is one of my favourites (Acros with the red filter aside!) thank you for standing up for it!
Lol i got the same settings 🖤🤍
You're right. Fujifilm's Classic Chrome simulation is more of "a nod" to Kodachrome K-14 with a bit stronger blues and a weaker yellow-orange glow. Kodachrome K-12 was just like Kodachrome K-14 but with an even stronger yellow-orange glow. I shot some from my Pentax SP1000 back in the 1970's and '80s although I mostly used Plus-X and Tri-X [as I could develop them myself].
My formula for Kodachrome K-14:
Shoot at ISO 800 to 3200 to get some noise from the X-Trans sensor.
In RAW conversion:
dynamic range: *400%*
white balance shift: *R 0 and B -3* ( *R 0 and B -4* for K-12 )
color: *m-high*
sharpness: *hard*
shadow tone: *m-hard*
noise reduction: *low*
"Classic Chrome" works well on older buildings and landscapes and IMO doesn't on anything that looks like it was built after 1979. =)
For a good example of Kodachrome K-12 photos: www.howardgreenberg.com/artists/saul-leiter
BTW did anyone else find this channel from Mattias Burling's recommendations of unappreciated photo channels? Glad he suggested it.
Great defense for CC! Use it, as well as Classic Negative for most documentary projects. Keep up the good work!
Thanks. Clear and understood. I appreciate too.
I did like most of the pictures colors choice you did in your previous video whatever it was classic chrome Provia or canon, of course color is subjective but fujiweekly is here to show more about the potential of the simulation I do try to elaborate my own recipe based on the situation I do feel the need to change depending the time or the place and classic chrome as provia are useful. The chance to own of Fuji is to be able to have different look in camera, have great result or change them up on taste in the camera settings. I do feel your provia settings are really on point and that’s what made me choose provia over the other choices in your last video 👍
We love Provia for portraiture.
When I shot slide film in Japan in the 80's Kodachrome was known for more emphasis on the reds and Velvia for the greens...( there's a lot of green in Japan at least for nature ) Ektachrome was strong on the blue spectrum.... Classic chrome to me ( I have an X-T20 ) doesn't seem any of those , more just like a mix of slide and negative film with the slightly washed out saturation....but as a Fuji shooter nobody says you have to choose right away - you can shoot raw and convert in camera or later in their ( slightly odd - have your camera hooked up ) software...of course if you have the balls like Chuck Norris ( or is it Ken Rockwell?? ) to shoot just in .jpg you can choose 3 at the same time...and chose later or maybe use all 3...problem solved...
Awesome perspective
What in camera settings do you use with CC or do you do all adjustments in post process?
Couldn't finish watching this video until I commented. Classic Chrome or as my wife calls it, "the best filter I've ever used" is my go-to. I have two settings specifically tailored for Classic Chrome. Crank up the grain and I'm happy. Now back to my regularly scheduled programming. Carry on sir.
I hate CC when I first got my XT2. I thought it made everything too pale after years of shooting Astia and Velvia on my x-pro1. It finally grew on me and now it is the only profile I use along with acros. I actually love the fact that it desaturates the skin tones. I feel CC is a accurate representation of reality with a touch of color expression and poetry.
Classic Chrome is lovely for everyday images, timeless quality to the tones.
I'm glad I was left out of the pasty white comment 😆 love classic chrome and so grateful we agree on color or we could have a hard time with what went on the wall 😅
still relevant, especially to me with a brand new-to-me X100T! what is your preferred fuji portrait sim? stay well. thumbs up.
Is it possible to replicate tons of different film types/brands/looks with Fuji's simulations? Is it all trial and error? Id like to create recipes and try all different looks and styles. Xpro 3 or XT3?
Love your analysis and explanation, wish you can analyse other Fuji film simulation as well.
I may do one for Provia, but honestly I'm not as experienced with many of the others. Than you for your kind words!
0:23 where are that videos you talking about? cant' find them..
Great video. Was watching your other video regarding the film receipe. Comparing fujixweekly classic chrome receipe for the X trans I setting, it is totally different than the rest (others appeared to be more saturated and vibrant). I am not sure which one represent the true classic chrome as I don't have newer X trans sensor with me.