Recipes that fit the camera in your hand

Every recipe carries a separate set of numbers per sensor generation, because the controls and the ranges genuinely differ between bodies. Tell us what you shoot and the shelf will tell you what fits.

The shelf · 14 recipes

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Classic Chrome

Slide Projector

Sunlit slide film, mid-century palette

after Kodachrome 64

Highlight: +1.5
Shadow: +2
Colour: +2

X-Trans V

Classic Chrome

Portrait Print

Skin first, everything else second

after Kodak Portra 400

Highlight: -1
Shadow: -1.5
Colour: +1

X-Trans V

Classic Neg.

Corner Shop

Drugstore colour negative, cyan shadows

after Fujicolor Superia 400

Highlight: +0.5
Shadow: +1
Colour: +1

X-Trans V

Nostalgic Neg.

Faded Postcard

Nostalgic Negative at the end of the day

Highlight: -1
Shadow: -1
Colour: 0

X-Trans V

REALA ACE

Sunday Morning

Reala Ace, barely touched

Highlight: -0.5
Shadow: 0
Colour: 0

X-Trans V

ETERNA / Cinema

Late Screening

Eterna, flat and cool

Highlight: 0
Shadow: -1.5
Colour: +1

X-Trans V

ETERNA Bleach Bypass

Cold Steel

Bleach bypass, industrial

Highlight: +1
Shadow: +1.5
Colour: +2

X-Trans V

Velvia / Vivid

High Country

Velvia for weather and distance

after Fujichrome Velvia 50

Highlight: -1
Shadow: -0.5
Colour: -1

X-Trans V

ASTIA / Soft

Soft Window

Astia indoors, one light source

Highlight: -1.5
Shadow: -2
Colour: -1

X-Trans V

PRO Neg. Std

Studio Neutral

Pro Neg Std, flat on purpose

Highlight: 0
Shadow: +0.5
Colour: +1

X-Trans V

PRO Neg. Hi

Press Pass

Pro Neg Hi, working light

Highlight: -0.5
Shadow: 0
Colour: 0

X-Trans V

ACROSYELLOW FILTER

Reportage Yellow

Acros with a yellow filter

after Kodak Tri-X 400

Highlight: +0.5
Shadow: +1
Colour: —

X-Trans V

ACROS

London Grey

Acros, no filter, cool tone

after Ilford HP5 Plus 400

Highlight: +1.5
Shadow: -0.5
Colour: —

X-Trans V

MonochromeRED FILTER

Hard Light

Monochrome with a red filter

Highlight: +1
Shadow: +2
Colour: —

X-Trans V