My Fujifilm X-T5 JPEG Settings

My journey of shooting JPEGs with Fujifilm cameras continues with this post setting out my Fujifilm X-T5 JPEG settings.

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As a Fujifilm JPEG shooter for almost five years now, I’ve become accustomed to the unrivalled colours produced straight from the camera itself. The time spent ‘post-photo’ in terms of editing and workflow has reduced considerably which is especially important when I also have a full-time job and family to spend time with. It is therefore safe to say that, even when switching to the Fujifilm X-T5, I had no intention of doing anything other than what I have always done; creating a unique group of JPEG settings to handle all of my photographic demands.

My photography style has predominantly remained the same over the last five years and so consistency of colours and the ‘look’ has been important to me. For travel photography, I developed into using my ‘Chrome Urban’ recipe as standard, weddings and family were regularly shot using ‘Astia’ and all black and white photography used my ‘Acros Punch’ recipe. It has actually made me so happy that other people find joy in using the same recipes and I still get messages now about how grateful and appreciative some people are. Considering I do all of this in my spare time, it suddenly makes it feel very worthwhile.

At the end of 2022, I like many others decided that it was time to upgrade to the latest offering from Fujifilm; the X-T5. Considering that I’ve used the X-T2 since 2017, I was over the moon as soon as I got my hands on the new camera. I have absolutely loved using it over the last couple of months and I promise I will get round to writing up my thoughts!

For now however, it’s all about being able to access completely new film simulations (for me at least) such as Classic Neg and Nostalgic Negative and seeing how I can weave those into style of photography. I’m also super excited to be able to save white balance shifts (the key to some of the most unqiue Fujifilm colours) into each custom setting. I’ve already written about the aforementioned film simulations and the recipes I developed but this post is the main event; this is where I set out all EIGHT (yes eight – read here) of my Fujifilm X-T5 JPEG settings and where you can see exactly how they look through my photography. I’m pretty sure that some of these could be a bit more ‘experimental’ but I like to have those recipes that I know I can rely on no matter what situation I find myself in.

As with my previous post on my JPEG settings in 2021, I still have an import preset set up on Lightroom which is +10 Contrast, +15 Clarity, a slight S-Curve and -5 Vignette. Not quite ‘straight out of camera’ but this has always worked for me!

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MY FUJIFILM X-T5 JPEG SETTINGS

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OFF – Chrome Urban

This recipe comes straight from my Fujifilm X-T2 and has been used as my primary setting for the last few years. It’s covered all manner of photography including travel, food and portraits so I had all good intentions for my ‘Chrome Urban’ recipe to continue as #1 of my Fujifilm X-T5 JPEG settings.

Unfortunately, for whatever reason, I find that the recipe doesn’t have the same effect or impact for me on the newer sensor. I can’t tell you why nor have I taken the time yet to compare like for like but I haven’t really used this at all. It isn’t necessarily due to not liking Classic Chrome as much anymore, definitely not, but perhaps having access to new film simulations has allowed me to open my eyes a little more.

Film Simulation – Classic Chrome
Grain – Off
Colour Chrome Effect – Off
Colour Chrome FX Blue – Off
White Balance – Auto +1 Red
Dynamic Range – Auto
Highlight – 0
Shadow – 2
Colour – +3
Sharpness – +2
Noise Reduction- -2
Clarity – Off
ISO – Auto, Minimum Shutter Speed 1/200, up to 12,800

C1 – Astia

This is another one of my favourite recipes that I’ve carried across into my Fujifilm X-T5 JPEG settings. Not everything requires a ‘gritty’ vibe so I pull this one out for family photos (meaning lots of my daughter!), some interior shots and scenes where I’m looking for a lot more balance. This Astia recipe is for those moments where you just need colours reproduced accurately and softly. Whilst I haven’t shot a wedding on the X-T5 yet, I have some booked in and so this recipe will certainly be used for those.

Film Simulation – Astia
Grain – Off
Colour Chrome Effect – Off
Colour Chrome FX Blue – Off
White Balance – Auto +1 Red
Dynamic Range – Auto
Highlight – -1
Shadow – +1.5
Colour – +2
Sharpness – +2
Noise Reduction- -2
Clarity – Off
ISO – Auto, Minimum Shutter Speed 1/200, up to 12,800

C2 – C. Neg

Ah, here we are. My new all-time favourite recipe utilising the Classic Negative film simulation that I’ve missed out on for so long. I could see that this simulation was great from other people’s photos but, after trying out a few different recipes, I finally settled on one that I feel has the urban/grittiness of my ‘Chrome Urban’ recipe but with a warmer and more ‘mature’ vibe. Honestly, I don’t know whether that makes sense to anyone but me and I’m afraid this isn’t a YouTube video so I have to try and get my point across in words.

I feel over the last few years I’ve developed my own unique style so much so that people have told me ‘oh I knew that was your photo.’ I was therefore nervous to deviate from the colours that are weaved throughout this blog. However, this Classic Neg recipe for me represents (in my view) a progression of my photography, a progression of my life in general and just reflects everything about my style of photography.

I recently visited Faro in Portugal and Cyprus where I really put this recipe through its paces and you can check out more photos here and here. Pretty much everything you will see from now on (bar the 50 odd posts sat in my drafts) will be shot using this recipe.

Film Simulation – Classic Neg
Grain – Off
Colour Chrome Effect – Off
Colour Chrome FX Blue – Off
White Balance – Auto +2 Red -4 Blue
Dynamic Range – DR200
Highlight – -1.5
Shadow – 0
Colour – +3
Sharpness – +2
Noise Reduction- -2
Clarity – Off
ISO – Auto, Minimum Shutter Speed 1/200, up to 12,800

C3 – Nostalgic Negative

This is a brand new film simulation and I developed this quite simple recipe to take advantage of those amber tones. This one I do like and can see myself falling back on this one quite often. I shot this recipe a lot over winter and I feel that it worked really well! You can see more photos from this one here.

Film Simulation – Nostalgic Neg
Grain – Off
Colour Chrome Effect – Weak
Colour Chrome FX Blue – Off
White Balance – Auto +1 Red
Dynamic Range – Auto
Highlight – -0.5
Shadow – +2
Colour – +3
Sharpness – +2
Noise Reduction- -2
Clarity – Off
ISO – Auto, Minimum Shutter Speed 1/200, up to 12,800

C4 – Portra 400 Warm

This slot has historically always been for a ‘change it up’ recipe; something a little different. For the last couple of years, this slot has mostly been taken up by Kodachrome II but I’ve been wanting to try and settle on a good Portra recipe and this is probably my favourite at the moment. This is Fujixweekly’s recipe and, using it with clarity turned on, it means you slow down a little with the camera taking a little pause after each shot. I think this is one I’m going to have to persevere with or, and this may happen, I might revert back to a Kodachrome recipe.

Film Simulation – Classic Chrome
Grain – Strong Small
Colour Chrome Effect – Strong
Colour Chrome FX Blue – Off
White Balance – 5500K 0 Red -7 Blue
Dynamic Range – DR400
Highlight – -1
Shadow – -2
Colour – +2
Sharpness – -2
Noise Reduction- -2
Clarity – -2
ISO – Auto, Minimum Shutter Speed 1/200, up to 12,800

C5 – Cinestill 500T

This slot is always for a ‘night’ recipe and Cinestill 500T is where it’s at (thanks Fujixweekly). Following on from my 2021 JPEG settings, I can’t say that I’ve shot after dark that often and so this is probably my least used recipe but when the time comes I know this can be relied on!

Film Simulation – Classic Chrome
Grain – Off
Colour Chrome Effect – Strong
Colour Chrome FX Blue – Strong
White Balance – 3200K -1 Red +4 Blue
Dynamic Range – Auto
Highlight – -2
Shadow – -1
Colour – -1
Sharpness – -1
Noise Reduction- -2
Clarity – Off
ISO – Auto, Minimum Shutter Speed 1/200, up to 12,800

C6 – Mono Gold

I’ve always had a thing for black and white photography that leans towards the ‘sepia’ colour profile and I especially love the unique colour that Kevin Mullins uses within his wedding photography and when capturing his own family. I mean I’m always looking back at our wedding photographs still in shock that we were able to have all of our special moments captured by one of my favourite photographers.

Now that I have my own family, I was inspired by Kevin to create a recipe to capture special memories and this is what I settled on; Mono Gold. I extensively researched different black and white recipes, including those on Fujixweekly, and utilised the helpful monochromatic colour settings on the Fujifilm X-T5 to get that warm, golden feel you see below.

Film Simulation – Monochrome Green
Monochromatic Colour – WC +4 MG 0
Grain – Off
Colour Chrome Effect – Off
Colour Chrome FX Blue – Off
White Balance – Auto +1 Red
Dynamic Range – DR400
Highlight – 0
Shadow – +3
Sharpness – -3
Noise Reduction- -2
Clarity – Off
ISO – Auto, Minimum Shutter Speed 1/200, up to 12,800

C7 – Acros Punch

My favourite black and white recipe without doubt and I’ve shared many posts showcasing what this recipe produces; from my Monochrome Cities series (Melbourne, Manchester & London so far) to my Acros Film Simulation in the Real World post. This is still my go-to black and white recipe on the X-T5 and I just love the deep shadows this produces.

Film Simulation – Acros Yellow
Monochromatic Colour – WC 0 MG 0
Grain – Off
Colour Chrome Effect – Off
Colour Chrome FX Blue – Off
White Balance – Auto +1 Red
Dynamic Range – DR200
Highlight – +3
Shadow – +4
Sharpness – +2
Noise Reduction- -2
Clarity – Off
ISO – Auto, Minimum Shutter Speed 1/200, up to 12,800

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