X-E5 film simulation recipes
40MP in a compact rangefinder body — the full modern simulation set including Reala Ace.
Rangefinder-style
39 recipes available
At a glance
Specs
- Sensor
- X-Trans V
- Resolution
- 40MP
- Body
- Rangefinder-style
- Highlights
- Reala Ace · Nostalgic Negative · Clarity
The X-E5 carries the complete X-Trans V simulation set — every recipe in this library applies without substitution, including Reala Ace and Nostalgic Negative entries. The film simulation lever on the front makes it quick to A/B a recipe's base simulation against a neutral Provia to see what the recipe is actually doing. Recipes store in C1–C7 via the Q menu.
Recipes for the X-E5
39 entries
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Emulates Tri-X 400 push-processed for street
Acros Street: Documentary Black & White
A punchy Acros recipe built for street work — deep blacks, visible grain, and enough highlight headroom to keep shop windows and bright signs from clipping.
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Emulates Soft studio-portrait film rendering
Astia Soft Portrait
A flattering natural-light portrait recipe on Astia with −3 Clarity, softened highlights and a warm WB shift for smooth skin tones.
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Emulates CineStill 800T
CineStill 800T
A tungsten-balanced Classic Chrome recipe that emulates CineStill 800T for night and neon — cool teal shadows, warm streetlights, and heavy cinematic grain.
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Emulates Classic Chrome editorial / overcast documentary
Overcast Moody
A muted, slightly cool Classic Chrome recipe built for overcast city days — deep shadows, restrained colour, and the documentary weight grey light deserves.
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Emulates CineStill 400D
CineStill 400D
A soft, warm-neutral Eterna recipe emulating CineStill 400D for golden daylight streets and portraits — DR400 highlights, lifted shadows, fine grain.
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Emulates Bleach bypass / silver-retention film processing
Eterna Bleach Bypass: Gritty Cinematic
A drained, high-contrast Eterna Bleach Bypass recipe with metallic highlights and heavy mood — built for rain, concrete and night streets.
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Emulates Eterna cinema stock under flat daylight
Eterna Overcast
A soft cinematic Eterna recipe for overcast and lightly rainy days — lifted shadows, low saturation, and a cool cast for wet streets and muted architecture.
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Emulates Kodachrome 64
Kodachrome 64
A punchy Classic Chrome recipe emulating Kodachrome 64 — rich reds, deep blues, crisp contrast and the timeless National Geographic daylight look.
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Emulates Fujifilm Superia X-Tra 400
Superia X-Tra 400
A Classic Negative recipe emulating Fujifilm Superia X-Tra 400: cool teal-leaning greens, magenta-tinged shadows and honest everyday grain for a composed family-album look.
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Emulates Ilford HP5 Plus 400
Ilford HP5 Plus 400
A flat, forgiving Acros+Yellow black-and-white recipe that emulates Ilford HP5 Plus 400 for overcast light, with soft grain and open shadows.
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Emulates Kodak Ektachrome E100
Kodak Ektachrome E100
A clean, cool-neutral Provia recipe emulating Kodak Ektachrome E100: precise blues, tight contrast, delicate highlight roll-off for daylight travel and editorial landscapes.
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Emulates Kodak Portra 800
Kodak Portra 800
A warm, punchy Classic Negative recipe emulating Kodak Portra 800 for tungsten and mixed evening light, with STRONG large grain and DR400 to hold skin under dim conditions.
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Emulates Kodak Portra 400
Kodak Portra 400
A warm, gentle Classic Negative recipe that emulates Kodak Portra 400 — soft contrast, honest skin tones, and a golden lean for portraits and travel.
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Emulates Kodak Gold 200
Kodak Gold 200
A warm, lightly grainy Kodak Gold 200 emulation built on Classic Negative — friendly skin, golden afternoon light, and saturated blue skies.
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Emulates Kodak Portra 160
Kodak Portra 160
A clean, low-saturation Pro Neg Std recipe emulating Kodak Portra 160: flat contrast, fine grain and cool-neutral skin for studio and bright-daylight portraits.
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Emulates Kodak Ektar 100
Kodak Ektar 100
A crisp, nearly grainless travel and landscape look emulating Kodak Ektar 100 — Velvia dialed back with Color −2 and a warm +2 Red shift.
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Emulates Kodak Tri-X 400 (box speed, unpushed)
Kodak Tri-X 400 (Box Speed)
A medium-contrast Acros+G recipe emulating box-speed Tri-X 400: rich mid-greys, forgiving highlights and pronounced organic grain for documentary and portrait work.
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Emulates Kodak Ultramax 400
Kodak Ultramax 400
A warm, friendly Classic Negative recipe emulating Kodak Ultramax 400: soft skin, visible grain, and that everyday consumer-film glow.
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Emulates 1970s Kodak amateur color / faded print stock
Nostalgic Negative Golden Hour
A warm, low-key Nostalgic Negative recipe for late sun — amber highlights, cocoa shadows and muted saturation that echo 1970s American color photography.
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Emulates Fujifilm Pro 400H
Pro 400H
An airy, minty-highlight Astia recipe emulating discontinued Fujifilm Pro 400H, shot a stop over for luminous pastel skin.
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Pro Neg Hi Editorial Portrait
A crisp Pro Neg Hi recipe for directed portraits and lookbooks — precise skin, restrained colour, and a touch more punch than Pro Neg Std in controlled light.
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Honest Daylight Provia
A restrained Provia recipe for accurate-but-warm everyday color: believable skies, neutral skin, and a gentle +1 Red shift that keeps daylight true to memory.
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Emulates Reala Ace (mixed-light cinematic interpretation)
Reala Ace Mixed Light
A restrained, cinematic Reala Ace recipe built for the situations where Portra is too daylight-warm and Classic Chrome is too contrasty — mixed indoor/outdoor afternoon light. X-Trans V exclusive.
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Emulates Fujifilm Velvia 50 slide film
Velvia Vivid Landscape
A punchy Velvia landscape recipe with DR400, +1 Color and Color Chrome Effect Strong for saturated foliage and rich clear skies at golden hour.
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Emulates Agfa Vista 200
Agfa Vista 200
A red-forward, punchy Classic Negative recipe that recreates the cult UK drugstore look of Agfa Vista 200: warm saturation, crisp contrast, crunchy grain.
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Emulates Fujifilm Astia 100F
Astia 100F
An accurate Astia 100F emulation: gentle slide contrast with real midtone snap, faithful-but-flattering skin, and delicate pastel highlights.
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Emulates CineStill 50D
CineStill 50D
A clean, luminous Eterna recipe emulating CineStill 50D: near-grainless, airy highlights and delicate warm-neutral colour for golden-hour fine-art work.
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Emulates Fujicolor C200
Fujicolor C200
Fuji's honest budget negative: cool, clean greens with a slight cyan lean, neutral skin and fine grain, built on Classic Negative with a cool WB shift.
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Emulates Harman Phoenix 200
Harman Phoenix 200
An anti-Portra Eterna Bleach Bypass recipe chasing Harman Phoenix 200: high contrast, red-leaning halation, teal shadows and coarse Strong grain.
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Emulates Ilford Delta 3200
Ilford Delta 3200
A high-ISO Acros monochrome recipe with Strong/Large grain and open shadows, built for concerts, bars and available-darkness night streets where grain is the subject.
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Emulates Kodak ColorPlus 200
Kodak ColorPlus 200
A flat, humble Classic Negative recipe that mimics Kodak ColorPlus 200: warm but not golden, lifted blacks, muted skies, and honest budget grain.
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Emulates Kodak ProImage 100
Kodak ProImage 100
A warm, budget-Portra portrait recipe on Pro Neg Std with a +3 Red / −2 Blue shift and modest contrast — richer skin than Portra 160 without the pastel wash.
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Emulates Kodak T-Max 400
Kodak T-Max 400
A clean, fine-grained ACROS recipe emulating Kodak T-Max 400: cooler tonality, precise mid-greys and high edge sharpness for a technical documentary black-and-white look.
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Emulates Kodak Vision3 250D (5207)
Kodak Vision3 250D
A clean, halation-free Eterna recipe emulating Kodak Vision3 250D (5207): soft daylight contrast, huge highlight latitude, neutral-warm skin and muted-but-alive colour.
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Emulates Kodak Vision3 500T (5219)
Vision3 500T
A restrained Eterna night-cinema recipe emulating Kodak Vision3 500T: cool teal shadows, warm orange practicals, tight grain, DR400 open blacks.
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Emulates Fujifilm Natura 1600
Natura 1600
A grain-forward, ambient-warm Classic Negative recipe for available-darkness night snapshots — Fujifilm's take on the cult Natura 1600 colour negative.
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Emulates Polaroid 600 instant film
Polaroid 600
A faded Polaroid 600 look for Fujifilm: milky lifted blacks, washed pastel colour and very soft detail built on Nostalgic Negative.
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Emulates Fujifilm Provia 100F
Provia 100F
A crisp Provia recipe tuned to the real Provia 100F slide film: true slide contrast, clean cool-neutral colour, and deep grainless primaries.
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Emulates Fujifilm Velvia 50 (RVP 50)
Velvia 50
A slide-accurate Velvia 50 recipe: maximum colour density, inky shadows and cool-magenta blues on the Velvia base — meter carefully or lose the frame.