What does Fujifilm COLOR really mean?
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- COLOR? COLOUR? All good. :). IN this video we discuss what people mean when they say "Fujifilm colors are the best." And why that's crazy.
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EXACTLY. Great video Omar... it's incredible how it boils down to how subjective color itself really becomes.
I love it when my worlds collide and Chris ends up in Omar's channel. My two favorite photographers on CZcams! That said, I am glad I had a couple of cups of coffee beforehand so my head did not start spinning! ;-)
@@jradamsjr I know, right! It’s great that they both watch each other’s videos. I would love an “event” to go to with both in attendance!
@@jradamsjr LOL, thanks John!! 🙏
@@pal2tech is this a clash of the 2 GREAT TITANS??!!
nice to be with you here big BROS.. ;)
Thank you so much for explaining how there isn't really just one kind of "Fuji colour". I assumed that Fuji colours were the over saturated, super vibrant kind. But after watching your video, I now know that there are a lot more factors that will determine how the colours actually look.
FujiColors is one of those things, where I wouldn´t even have much of a definition to go with about most of the time. Mainly because it´s usually more than color, that makes something look "Fuji" to me and because there´s different "Fuji Stlyes", aka. the different film stock simulations.
For me, "Fuji" is a lot about the roll-off on light and dark parts. With this, I don´t even mean contrast or dynamic range, I mean the way the light falls off when getting to bright (less “hot spots”) and darker (less “dead spots”) areas. But it´s not even about the amount, shape or size of those spots, as you control those with exposure, but the way the gradient goes into them. When shooting an image with a bright light, the circle of the lamp is less distinct and more or less fades from one value into the other without creating much of a harsh border. But this is all without it being "smooth" or the image being unsharp. It´s usually just that those extremes feel more balanced and less extreme because of it. Add some fade, contrast and muted colors and you got one look (Classic Chrome). Add saturation and smooth out the roll-off even more, and you get another (Astia).
I also always feel like something looks "Fuji" when you have this clear distinction between certain colors. Fuji's blue skies are quite a saying and the less yellow greens together with punchier reds are something, that make the 3 primaries stand out that much more. It makes them pronounce each other and separates hues from each other clearly. When using my Sony I can turn the yellows down and desaturate the leafs in an image. When I do the same with my Fuji, the leafs stay a bit more saturated and actually in a juicy green while still lowering the yellow in it. This gives an interesting perspective, because this not only allows to separate tones, but also unify them. So having a couple shades of green in a forest with a red popping and no yellows interfering is totally possible. There´s less of a fade between hues than I feel I experienced with brands like Panasonic, Sony or Canon. Olympus and Nikon also do this really well and compete here with Fuji imo.
This whole “separation” also makes sense with true analog film, as it reacts to each color of the light independently instead of doing the math for a value in between (RGB sensors on cameras only capturing 3 values).
Also, Fujis WB has always been really good with distinction. Adding warmth doesn´t make the image greener as well and making it cooler doesn´t make it purple / magenta.
Additionally, mixed light seems to be handled really well, filtering out "unnatural tones" like magenta casts or yellow-tints, that make people or objects look sick. Only when the color is a focus and actually there, it shows up. So photographing a purple flower next to a blue one doesn´t shift the hues of either of them, but blue being the primary will feel more pronounced.
Looking at it physically, Fuji also seems to balance out perceptive imbalances. Reds feel really bright to humans anyway as it´s a signal color, so the green and blue get lifted just that much to compensate. Tones between don´t get the same treatment, so that the distinction is that much clearer.
But "Fuji" is also the way you shoot. When comparing some studio work side by side, I can hardly pick out which camera is which when looking at it for just a moment. Often the lens does make more of a difference there, and Fuji does certainly have some great and or special lenses. It needs time in those situations to make a distinction. But when I see people do certain work, the amount of people doing f.e. streets is higher with Fuji than what I´ve seen people doing streets with Sony (personal bias here, because it can be very region dependent).
Combine all this and the result, and it is something that becomes something individual yet again. The roll-off I mentioned is very similar to how much leverage you have with film and how people dodged and burned their photos back in the days. On the other hand, the colors are well controllable and allow for everyone to create "their own Fuji". So in the end, "The Fuji look" stands so much out to me, because it feels individual. It´s different every time, less "high tech" and less "shiny" and feels more like a well reviewed and edited image than a "pre baked formular" that the brand gives you.
Well... in the end, it´s hard to put into words, but I guess this is as good as I can word feelings about a brand`s color "science".
I love the customization of the film recipes, and is one of the reasons why I got a fuji camera. I use a lot of vintage lenses and recreating that film look and shooting jpeg is fun for me! So many options!
Recipes are great and definitely something people need to look into. Often mistaken with film simulations tho. Also I want Raw fuji recipes so I can tweak exposure better
@@techtt6213 I shoot raw and jpeg. I save the raws in an archive.
Thank you. This has added some inspiration. I have always shot RAW, but this gives me more faith in trying jpeg and trying some of the in camera simulations.
Wonderful! You captured the magic of Fujifilm digital for me and how to personalize it. Thanks Omar.
I subscribed because of how goofy and real you are! Very entertaining. Thanks so much for this informative video 😊
This was exactly what I needed now! I just got my 27 mm after a 6 months wait, and can finally start using our Fujifilm X-T200. Totally inspirational, thanks a lot:-)
BTW, nice videos bud, been watching lots of your videos in the past few years. Love your sense of humour :D
awesome video Omar. Very well said. Our thought process on this topic aligns very well.
Super interesting! I’ve long wondered what people meant about color science when they just go an edit in post. Enjoyed seeing some more saturated Fuji looks in this video!
Props for the Born and Raised cover art
I have my laptop connected to an LCD and one of the most eye-opening experiences is to look at the color rendition of the laptop's LCD versus the external monitor. This is to say that I agree with everything said here :) Great video that nails the point so well!
I recently bought a used X-Pro2 and I’ve never had more fun with photography. I’ve fallen back in love with capturing images and I reckon that’s going to go a long way in helping me become a better visual storyteller!
Vibing the intro. 🙃
I shoot exclusively jpeg and Fujifilm colours to me are bold profiles, that whiplash over the place, and are irratic in quality. They can be fabulous and frustrating. I think everyone needs one, but I couldn't rely on the Fujifilm gimmick alone.
Strap in, because here's why:
The Reds are usually vibrant (X-T2 and prior) and can swing from brick red Classic Chrome to a more Magenta/Coral in Provia.
The Greens snap between aqua in Provia and yellow in Astia, ironically looking most realistic in Chrome. C'mon Velvia, everything looks like a succulent.
The Blues can be basically portra green in Chrome and Eterna, or more Purplish in Velvia.
And all of it can get even more wild with a slight change of white balance. Which is why I lock in a kelvin, since I find Fujifilm colour tends pop with a cooler balance. 4800-5300k daylight compared to the 5500 or 5600k daylight commonly suggested. Depending on where on the globe you are, since light quality is vastly different. I found 4500k to be good daylight balance in Tokyo. 4800k Bangkok. 5300k in Mexico.
And don't even get me started on skin tone variance. My wife is dark latina, and I'm basically a transparent cave newt with North Atlantic salmon coloured skin. Astia makes her too yellow, Classic Chrome makes me look permanently embarrased. Pro Neg makes me look a sexy beach yellow, but makes her look ill. Velvia gives me a vampire sheen with pink patches and makes her look green. So Provia is the only one I use now. We just deal with my coral face contrasting her cacao beige.
Oof, then there's tone, and I have learned that the magic of the older sensors is basically just poor dynamic range performance that gives a nice contrast and vibrance which seems to get muddier and faded with the improved technology of new processors.
All the files generally need a mid push, because they do this highlight saving underexposure by default. Usually I go into the colour wheel split tone module in LR and just to raise the mid lightness like 30 points. Rather than the curve.
Their gimmick is similar to Canon, but I think Canon does it better imo. Even if they are less consistent across the line. Like I'd buy the R6 but not the R5 for the colours.
Philosophy mixtured with technique is exactly what i needed !
I'm still very early in my photography journey but for me, at this point in time, the Fujifilm colours are the jpeg presets and I use them to capture more the emotion of what I'm seeing. So in a forest, I'm going for VIVID to get the green of the leaves, Classic Chrome in street photography or overcast days to capture the somber/subdued nature of the scene. My default tends to be Provia.
Just like the film days
Great video Omar. You make us think about how to be better photographers, for us.
Hi Omar, … when shooting with our analogue cameras back in the seventies (yep, looong time ago) we already discussed Fuji colors as they were at that time much more intense (saturated) than the other competitors on the market (e.g. Agfa, Kodak). Btw, thanks for all the great videos, tests, advices, comparisons etc. Love your presentations! Keep on going … Greetings from Luxembourg.
For me Fujifilm colours simply means its colour science 😀 , in general it means good skin tones and lovely filmic organic looking images
My X-E2 will be delivered today. I can’t wait to have fun with it. Currently have an X-T2 and wanted the X-E2 as a nice NOIR camera 🙂
Spot on Omar.... So many variables it makes me crazy. I was editing black and white images in Capture One recently and having trouble. Then, I decided to turn off the overhead light in my office. Huge difference.... Love those Fuji colors though!! :-) Have a great week!
Fujifilm colors... i shot actual film stock, film camera, etc., when I had it developed, I noticed how close it looked to Fujifilm JPEGs I took,
I own an XE2, that sensor is magical
I agree, the XE2 has beautiful film like colors.
The noise feels very organic aswell
I've been shooting Fuji now for several years and have always been confused with Fuji Colours the same way I was confused with Canon Colours. I shoot RAW and with LR and PS I pretty much can make the colours what I want and it suits me. I tried in camera jpeg recipe's because so many folks were telling it was the way to go (including you Omar in one vlog), but I like to be in control. I don't take that many exposures that I can't give each the time it requires.
Omar I love your posts even the one's that don't apply to my needs because you are so entertaining, keep it up don't stop.
Love this video Omar! Fuji just has that thing you can't quite explain when it comes to colours. It's like trying to describe a scent 😹 but I just love it. Classic chrome just always looks beautiful. I always prefer to shoot raw and then the profiles from there. The xpro 2 for me just has the best look. I even prefer it to the newer sensor.
One thing is for sure Omar, I love YOUR fuji colors ☺️
good points Omar.
It's those cool greens for me!
Hi Omar! So glad you made this video because I had this exact conversation with a buddy of mine and wasn't quite able to get my point across. Now I can point him to your video....it's all in the eye, isn't it? I have been preaching about using color to convey meaning or seeing color as a unifying theme, which then sort of makes it even more subjective. That's the non-technical side. Technically, there's the issue of looking at the images on camera versus, as you mentioned, our non-calibrated or calibrated screens. Then there's that whole argument about who can interpret Fuji colors best - Capture One versus LR. It's all so incredibly unique to our eyes. As info, I took my Fuji x-t30 to the beach and also shot Fuji Superia film alongside it - exact same shots/settings/focal length. When those are developed I can also share how different the film prints are from the digital prints in terms of color! Thanks as always!
I recently got an x100v and I'm in love (I friggin love this camera so so so much!), especially with the colors! Skin tones, the different profiles and sims, quality SooC. This is my first Fujifilm cam, been shooting Sony mirrorless for years, and now going back to my recently purchased A7IV isn't as exciting. A question for you is, any tips on getting Provia colors out of my Sony? Thanks!
For me its all about the SOOC JPEGs and how you can tweak it in camera to have a recipe for every scenario. You want to have that film camera feeling where, once you developed the film then that's it. Once you process your RAW or even JPEGs in your computer or gadget you lose that feeling and then it becomes every other camera out there where it becomes a technological tool
i like the SOOC kodak porta 400 recipe from fuji x weekly. Never had to edit, just transfer to phone then post to socmed
Thanks!
Man you really made Astia shine at 2:51 I mean… look at those tones! Really liked the images on this video.
This is this best thumbnail you ever made! All my senses are running wild looking at it.
Thanks!!
The camera's jpegs, the rendering are just so balanced and interresting.
Well done making the case that Fuji Color can't be defined. I use it as a tag sometimes on images I post at Flickr, but who can know what that means!! What it means to me goes back to the original Fuji X-100. When that came out I began noticing images online that looked "different" somehow. I could never put my finger on how or why, but I knew I liked it. A couple years later I had sold my Canon system and was exclusively using Fujifilm cameras. And yet, no matter the camera or sensor, nothing has that original X-100 look. There's also the "magic" of the 35mm f/1.4 and my X-Pro1. Slow as the body is, I'd never give it up.
Love the x70 and how the colors just have such a unique look
Fujifilm colour for me is the guidance the film sim's give me to go out and find the look I want. I'm early in my days with the camera, and generally I find I like different sims for different scenarios. I also know so far that I generally like warmer tones
After owning many models from Canon, Nikon, and SÅÅNY and Fuji I feel that my editing process is much faster with Fuji to get to where I want with the files (not always what i saw). The files from my X-T3 reacts so well to my presets and save me so much time. Even Sony has caught up in some regards with theyre color sience I feel that my A7C is great in all ways but colors.
Great video Omar, Fuji colour is a powerful thing to me, when I first got an XE1 in 2013 with an 18/55 I was shooting in Jpeg because I did not have the knowledge or skill to shoot raw, now I shoot mainly raw with my XT3 I seem to spend most of my time trying to recreate the beauty of the jpegs from the XE1, maybe I should just go back to the beginning...
Great video. 👍👍👌
Hi Omar, greetings from Vienna Austria, (always remember, no Kangaroos here, not even in our world‘s oldest zoo)…awesome channel of yours, keep on posting…well, 2 me, fuji colors mean the whole magic combo of profound knowledge and experience about color, their fantastic sensors and the way FUJI PEOPLE (passionate people) managed to pack everything into a beautiful piece of technology…that‘s the (w)holy trinity ;-) My cameras : X-T1/X-T3/X100V … I want 2 B outside as much as possible and as little time as possible sitting in front of a computer/tablet or even phone moving sliders around… I’d say, Fuji pretty much nailed it ! Saludos/Greetings/Liebe Grüße aus Wien - Luis
I bought the Xt3 fore the simulation and the small size and lover how easy it to switch between them BUT turns out that My Z6ii also has awesome color profiles. Creating the final image in camera is just fantastic.
Great video Omar, just on what I have been wondering about. What are your thoughts on colors from CCD vs CMOS sensors? Just got old Olympus E-300 and Nikon D200 to see if I can perceive anything different from their CCD sensors compared to my Canon CMOS sensors I am so used to.
Fuji colors means creativity!
Also, your cityscape of the Manhattan skyline is stunning. Would make a great large print.
I love you Omar :)
Great explanation of Fujifilm color without even talking about all the film simulations. The reality is if processing raw your using a lot of potential tools that effect color.
The version in my head is the Superia/Classic Negative look with green-tinted, cooler shadows and magenta-leaning skin tones. So much of that in digital depends on the white balance you set, but I do think that the daylight and auto settings on the XT-4 lean cooler, and that's a big part of the look to me.
I've always thought that Fujifilm colours gave me photographs more like the actual views/subjects viewed through my own eyes, both back in the days of film and now with digital.
Fujifilm colors give room for some playfulness with my camera. I shoot mostly RAW but occasionally bust out some film simulators to see what happens. Like you said it was/is the fun of film. I think I will try more in the future.
Never mind Fuji colors, I love Omar colors! I’ve been tweaking my jpegs a la Omar and it works!
Maybe good color separation?
I was surprised when I switched to Fujifilm how yellow and muddy some of my Canon shots looked.
Damn the skyscrapers photo😍😵💫
Hearing people talk about Fuji color science can be like when I heard my fellow students talk about post modernism in college. I often asked them what the word meant but I never heard a satisfactory answer.🧐
I’ve read a bit about color cause I use to paint. It helps to consciously experience color and to name it if you want to repeat what you do with it. A tint is a color mixed with white, a shade is a color mixed with black. Mix all three of the primaries in various amounts and you will have brown or grey. Study the color wheel until you understand it.
Sometimes I like the Fuji colors and sometimes I don’t. I have an Xt10 and have only begun exploring the film simulations. It is important to me that colors are lifelike when I want them to be. Wild nature and gardens are what I love to photograph and personally I love Nikon colors. Eventually, I’m sure, I’ll learn to tweak Fuji’s colors more to my liking. Exposure can be more of a challenge when shooting jpegs. I enjoy this aspect of shooting only jpegs - that you either hit the target or you don’t. The margin of error is much narrower with the simulations and photography has already lost most of its thrill.
A couple of years ago, I decided to go back to shooting sooc jpegs only and at first was just using the bare bones Fuji simulations. This year, I got into using recipes which turns those simulations to something else.
It is how you personalize fuji colors why I like it. Your photos can be personalized the way you see colors without needing to edit too much.
For me colour is important and not at the same time. I tend to do a lot of post processing but i love the fuji colour profiles as a starting point. I find that it lines up with my colour taste and where i want to take the photo more often then lets say canon colour profiles. Even though i do a lot of processing i find it invaluable to have a starting point that still captures what i was going for when creating the photo.
This is so interesting! For me “fuji colors” doesn’t matter since I edit my RAWs in Lightroom and I never apply any of the film simulations. But I do sometimes look at the back of my camera and think “I love how this looks”. But then when I get home I edit my photos anyway, and when I compare the edit to the jpeg from the camera (I go back and make a jpeg in the camera) I don’t like the cameras colors very much anymore. Basically, there is something about how photos look on the back on the screen, while out in the field, that is different from how they look at home. To me at least.
I had some kind of journey with „Fuji Colours“. My Fuji is a x100v as always to go and Snapshot family pictures.
So in the beginning all the film simulations were amazing. I played a lot but without some kind of goal, what I want to have. Then I found recipes and played more. But still more like a dog hunting cars without a plan.
In the end, I found what I wanted with my little camera. And that is taking beautiful photos of my family and the time we are spending. And the most beautiful picture is the standard picture profile which is very beautiful. 🤩🤩🤩
And my secret „noir“ - mode of course. 😎😎😎
Omar! You should do another video with Mo!!! Always like the content you make with him.
I shoot RAW, but still select a film simulation since light room classic selects that film simulation as a starting point, and if i forget to change it in camera, no issues as it is a raw file so can switch the film simulation or select none... i love the classic chrome V2 or Astia V2 as a starting point for the way i shoot
Very interesting. To me Fuji film colours have resonance as it takes me back to my Pentax ME super, my first camera, and by mistake buying a Fuji roll of film-(was more expensive than my usual Agfa-was all expensive back then). I developed the photos and was blown away by the colours, the saturation. My more modern Fuji T2 similarly has lovely jpgs.
To my eye in comparing different systems, Fuji tends to underexpose straight out of camera. I would put in a bit of compensation.
Also, standard jpegs tend toward smoothing, which is very noticeable in people shots where the skin looks filmic, like in a magazine.
The fix to this skin smoothing 'plastic effect' is to reduce noise reduction to the lowest which I think is -2. Very well documented issue so if you want to Google it, you can resolve this if you haven't already looked into it?
Good content
Great question, Omar. For me, "Fujifilm color" is really more about the film simulations from the OOC JPGs than anything else, since we rarely see anything that doesn't involve the film sims.
This is of course one of the biggest joys of shooting these cameras. I almost never shoot RAW anymore with my Fujifilm cameras because I can get exactly what I want out of camera.
But on the flip side, it's nearly impossible to avoid imposing the look of a film simulation. When shooting, for instance, you have to pick SOME film simulation for the EVF and the preview file even if you're shooting only RAW - so you're never seeing what I would call "accurate" colors even with the more neutral film sims like Provia or ProNeg Standard.
In Lightroom, applying a standard Adobe profile gets you closer to something neutral and accurate, but never fully.
This is one of the reasons I ended up staying in two systems - Fujifilm and Nikon. When I want to be creative in camera, I pick up the Fujifilm. When I want color accuracy and more workable files in post - including OOC JPGs - I pick up the Nikon.
Great video Omar.... Glad to see someone that highlights the lot of nonsense around the “Fuji colour”, quite frankly is just a load of BS.
1- no two people sees colours the same, they invented Pantone and the likes more than 100 years ago for a reason.
2- only film transparency has a true factory colour science
3- film negatives and digital files are a starting point for post processing ( colour filters and intensity on enlargers, countless algorithms to be applied to Raw files, either in camera or at a workstation )
4- horses for courses, from film simulation in camera/workstation +/- whatever or even manually achieved from Raws, to a fully dedicated colour accuracy system ( colour checker card, dedicated profile on C1/Lr, calibrated monitor, dedicated colour profile for printing with X printer and Y paper )
5- Get a life, stop procrastinating, nobody really gives a toss.... unless you are part of a professional team for professional use, your images are just going to be low quality sRGB 8 bits viewed on uncalibrated office grade screens and a multitude of different smartphones/tablets laptops all with its own colour interpretation and deficiencies.
On the other hand my hat off to Fuji for improving the experience of the every day point and shoot user.
When I decided to join the system I did it partly because I wanted a digital approximate to that "what film style will I use" decision portion of film photography. I wanted the decision to start in the camera capture stage, not just post. So from the start Fujifilm color has meant for me "an educated emulation of film by actual film makers". I didn't need for it to be better or more accurate. The intention of it was what mattered.
Interesting watch Omar. When I used Nikon 70% 0f my work was B+W. Now I use Fuji it's 70% colour. Is it the Transmos sensor? I now shoot to edit and use the fuji film sims in Photoshop RAW with a tweek or two.
Velvia in JPEG. There. I said it!
I usually use the presets and play a bit post. I actually love many photos straight out of camera.
Great video 👌 the colours from my fuji cameras produce way better rendering for peoples skin tones than from my Nikon cameras
I see you are doing that music thing in your video. Nice. I have always strived to get accurate colors according to my eyes but I can’t get them exactly right. I used to shoot fujifilm many, many moons ago. I think it may have something to do with the colors the film produced. After trying different systems I ended up with Fujifilm. It may be because I can tweak things in camera and also play with the many recipes out there.
also people will argue you can't recreate fuji colors with third party lenses etc, i think it's about the choices you can have from their incredible film simulations, and the endless possibilities with different recipes.
Colors are personal. I used to shoot with Sony, which gave me colors that were too punchy. Nowadays I do my editing on an iPad Pro, just in the Photos app, and if needed Darkroom, or RAW Power. I’m happy with the results. I no longer want to buy expensive software for my MacBook. I admire you for sticking with your craft. I bowed out of the headaches it gave me and the ongoing equipment upgrades. You seem to have developed a base of customers that appreciate high quality work. I hardly ever use my iPhone to take a picture. I enjoy the tactility of the Fuji APS-C cameras, although I regret that they too seem to be giving in to the swipe mania and they’re not very good at it (but could be me).
Another great vid, Omar. Question, if you shoot Classic Chrome in camera and change to Provia in lightroom (raw) are you getting the same as if you shot Provia in camera ? Thanks Safe riding.
Very close. But you can process new jpegs in-camera or with Fujis free raw processor
fujifilm colors are build different, they just amazing.
The cool thing on Fuji in my opinion is that you can shoot RAW, than chose a film simulation in post, and afterwards continue editing with the full potential of a RAW file. That is the reason why I shoot Fujifilm!
whatever the color, profiles, cameras, lenses, as long as it pleases my eyes and my mind, it's good for me..
Happy to hear this analysis, thank you.
As someone who shoots RAW on Fuji cameras, edits in LR, starts with an Adobe profile somehow corresponding to a Fuji film sim, then adjusts exposure & white balance, increases contrast & vibrance as you describe, I've often wondered what the term "Fuji colour science" really means.
Indeed, I suspect, though I haven't tried this, that if you edited Canon, Nikon, Sony & Fuji raw files, you could create identical final images. So what's special about the "colour science" of any one brand?
Can u share your favorite jpeg setting for fuji xt20/xt2, please...
You said it's provia, maybe you tweak other settings (highlight/shadow/color/etc..) .. Thanks
It took me a while and many, many outings, but I have my SOOC jpegs fully tweaked out and I "see" in Fuji color.
Funny thing though is that when I view other people's photos on sites that have weekly user photo posting, I can look at the many images and pick the Fujifilm user's entry with like 85% accuracy before reading the technical details.
Yep, I can't define Fuji colors, but I know it when I see it.
I know this is extremely subjective and I enjoyed your explanation. I enjoy Fuji "colors" sooc I usually use Velvia but I honestly also love Panasonic "colors" sooc.
for me its all about skin tonality, the shift from light to dark, and from yellow to orange to red (which is very hard to get from my sony cams).
For me "Fuji colours" are about
1. Those BEAUTIFULL jpegs sooc that everybody is happy seeing them and the reason is that they gave us o picture that we can't explain excactly what the process was but we like the contrast even if it now passing the " National Geographic test (i mean the natural colours the perfect ones)" but its great to see and can stand for years as a small print that we can keep see and enjoy it
2. The way I see the colour at high contrast especially those skin tones when light hits is WOW ! also thoose greens are green at first but if you try to seperate them like HUE up/down yellow - green - orange - red you will find out it was not only Green but way more !!!
* 3. I hope pal2tech see it and give an advice about the purple-ish on brown when they are just a bit underexposed that i didnt manage to bring them back through white balance settings or colour seperated adjustments
Long time Nikon and Fuji user, here is my two cents: Fujifilm colors, or fujifilm color science the way I look at it is the versatility of the fuji sensors to provide an almost high dynamic range effect on color, allowing you to really shoot and edit in whatever style you want while still retaining a certain level of punch to the image. When I think of fuji colors, I think of the starting point of the film simulations, but also the wide range of customization you can do with them and white balance. When I think of fuji color I think of all of these possibilities and that is what sets it apart for me. With my Nikons I have a similar, but also different, experience. There is just a feel to the images from both systems that speak to me on different levels
To me sooc Fuji colors even on Provia were somehow a bit subdued and cool. Of course you can adjust the WB to get it warmer but somehow I couldn't find balanced Provia and WB settings for every situation all around. Sometimes they worked and sometimes they didn't.
But image quality was always great for sure!
Encouraged by Omar I tried the Nikon Z6 II and Z7 II and loved the rich and warm sooc colors! The eye AF works much better than on Fuji too.
Great video! I’ve been loving the Fuji colours lol Yo Omar, Brand new xe2 body only for $620 Canadian worth it?! 🤔🤔
If brand new, maybe? I like my $279USA used one from Allen's cameras quite nicely!
I love Fujifilm colors like the KodaChrome 64 recipe I put on my XT3… er… I love Kodak colors.
The ending was jarring. Suddenly you were speaking, suddenly a music came in and the video was over. Is that the magic Fuji color science?
Lots of options, lots of fun…
Fujifilm is the only system that adds film simulation (real film look, not just Color filters) so there is a degree of freedom when getting the JPEGs out. So for me Fujifilm Colors is the look of the film simulations. Thanks for sharing, it was a great video
I know that for me, lately, it's mostly straight out of camera then go into C1, add clarity 25, structure 25 or 35, and add vignette -1 depending
Fuji color to me is all about the JPEG'S, and the variation you have available to you in camera. To me they have a softer (non digital crunchy) film look with unnatural colors. The JPEG'S to my editing skill have a unique color depth to them in certain parts of the image that I can not replicate with the RAW files. To get the most dynamic range while shooting JPEG'S I shoot with the dynamic range 200% or more rarely 400%. I have also noticed the highlight falloff is smoother with JPEG'S too. I usually shoot RAW and JPEG so I can tweak the JPEG if I don't get it right or want something different after the shot. And I should note I am using the XT-2. From what I have seen the colors are more unnatural with the older sensors.
I love Fuji color due to the variety suited to my raw files. I check out all the simms before I apply in LR and then process further. It's infinite and the bottom line is "Do I like this?'
Ha... This is so true. I love the greens out of my Fuji cameras... Bit been shooting with Fuji for 10yrs, still own my original xpro-1, but that renders slightly different than my xpro-2's did and slightly different still from my Xpro-3's. Which is to also not very different than my original x100 ...but that had a different sensor type. But I also tend to shoot classic chrome and I tweak the curves a tiny bit with a little extra saturation and pulling the blacks up and whites down to give a tiny bit of a slightly muted look. Bit been doing this so long that I can make the files look almost the same from my Nikon bodies when I had them same as canon or my Sony bodies. Now, for truly different color, try a Sigma SD or DP Quattro... Those are wildly different, limited range but wow the colors are different overall, they shoot like my old Pentax 645 with a CCD sensor
well Fujifilm to me also is a black & white I think don't you guys.. aaah just kidding you big BRO GONZILLA!! ;)
anyhow Fujifilm is indeed a GREAT wonderful COLOR science absolutely 200% agree.
I just love this CZcams channel when it is a Fujifilm video about.
have a nice and wonderful year to you and to your family with more power and health.
best regards,
To me that means what's straight out of the camera, no post-prod. I shoot exclusively jpeg and typically don't change a thing, or rarely. Oh and I use the Velvia simulation on both my cameras (X100T and X-Pro1).
I really enjoy Fujifilm colors... from my Sony camera
I got the xpro1 and still try to figure out when to use which filmsimulation maybe you our anyone can give me some advice?