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- Miguel Tejada-Flores
Yes and no, and maybe. But probably not quite yet.In the back of your mind Miguel, have you found 'the one'? I personally got stuck on Kodachrome 64 generally and haven't moved on.
More specifically, what I am finding (and have found) is that each different X-body (with different X-Trans sensors) tends to perform slightly differently with different 'recipes' - and, accordingly, I have found (or am finding) my favorites for each camera.
With the X-Pro3, it was unquestionably Classic Negative.
With the X-T3, which had an older (previous generation) X-Trans sensor, I had to do much more searching (and experimenting) before I found the two that I liked the best. Both were from Ritchie Roesch's FujiXWeekly website; one was for Superia 400 (which had more of a cool, greenish-blueish tonality); the other was from an older and rather contrasty Kodacolor recipe, much 'warmer' than the Superia, which Ritchie had modified to partially emulate some of the tones of early Stephen Shore color negatives.
I'm still experimenting with the X-T5. Ritchie Roesch has made some interesting and detailed observations about the different color balance or bias of the sensor, which, according to him, means that built-in Sims like Classic Negative don't render in exactly the same way that they did in previous Fujis (like my old X-Pro3). Also, supposedly, the newest generation of in-camera simulations Fuji has developed include 'Nostalgic Negative', which Fuji claims was directly inspired by the work of both Stephen Shore and Alex Soth. To further complicate my own research, I continually find myself attracted to the alchemy of both Luis Costa & Ritchie Roesch... but I haven't yet identified a favorite.
Ironically, if I'd kept either the X-Pro3 or the X-T3, instead of replacing them with an XT5, my answer would have been closer to a qualified 'Yes'. But right now, I couldn't say. One minor note, however: I'm finding the X-T5's rendition of K64 to be definitely superior to what the other Fujis I've used could create.
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