This “Aerochrome v1” Film Simulation Recipe is for full spectrum infrared cameras, and not “normal” cameras, which have an infrared filter over the sensor. Fujifilm briefly sold a limited number of Fujifilm X-T4 ES (“Extended Spectrum”) cameras, which are full spectrum infrared (no IR filter). I don’t know how many of these cameras were made ..read more

Golden Architecture – San Diego, CA – Fujifilm X-T5 – Emulsion ’86 Recipe Join me on a free Film Simulation Summer Photowalk! I’ll be in four different cities—Denver, San Diego, Nashville, and Philadelphia—in August, which means these will come up fast. The photowalks will be jointly hosted by myself and another photographer, as well as a local camera store, and is sponsored by Fujifilm. It takes a lot of collaboration for these to happen, but I think that only makes them better. This isn’t the official announcement. I’m hoping that I can give you all of the details by the end of the we ..read more

Fujifilm X-T50 – Advanced Filters – Pop Color There’s a feature on most Fujifilm cameras that few use—you might not even be aware that they exist—called Advanced Filters. Fujifilm introduced it in 2013 with the X100S and X20 models. With the exception of a few early models, your Fujifilm camera has Advanced Filters—find it on the Drive Dial or Drive Menu (depending on the specifics of your model). For older models, Advanced Filters are JPEG only; however, on newer models, you can save a RAW file in addition to the JPEG. So why are the Advanced Filters so obscure and not widely used? Worse, wh ..read more

Captured with a Fujifilm X-T4 ES The Fujifilm X-T4 ES is an ordinary X-T4 but without the IR filter—it’s actually full-spectrum. Fujifilm has produced several IR cameras in the past, but the X-T4 ES is the first that they made available to the general public. Despite no fanfare, the camera sold-out quickly. Hopefully Fujifilm will produce and sell some more copies of the X-T4 ES (or another similar model), because I’m certain there is demand for such a camera. While I’ve only had my Fujifilm X-T4 ES for a few days now, I’ve been busily photographing with it any chance that I get. Already I’ve ..read more

According to Fujirumors, the “camera line that most of us thought axed” that Fujifilm will be reviving is the X-M series. Apparently it will be called X-M5 and will be released sometime before the end of the year—September and November are a couple of months that Fujifilm likes to use for announcements, so maybe then. Nothing else is known at this time. For those who don’t remember, the X-M1 was a short-lived camera near the beginning of the X-series that wasn’t particularly successful. It was unusual in that it had an X-Trans I sensor paired with an X-Trans II processor. It was a predecesso ..read more

Fujifilm quietly released a special edition of the Fujifilm X-T4, and nobody noticed. Specifically, it’s the X-T4 ES (“Extended Spectrum”), which is a full-spectrum infrared camera. Digital camera sensors are sensitive to light outside of what humans can see, and a filter is added to the top of the sensor to block those wavelengths so that you get normal-looking colors. The Fujifilm X-T4 ES is an ordinary X-T4, just without the infrared filter over the sensor, allowing the camera to capture invisible light, which dramatically transforms an ordinary scene into something dreamlike. I’ve wanted ..read more

Bell Tower – Tumacacori, AZ – Fujifilm X-T5 – 1960 Chrome This Film Simulation Recipe was created at the same time as Classic Color, Nostalgic Americana, Eterna Summer, and Astia Azure. These five Recipes were intended to work well together—could all be used in a single series or project—however, 1960 Chrome is the largest outlier of the group. It uses the Eterna Bleach Bypass film simulation, which has high contrast and low saturation, with a slight reddish tint. The inspiration for 1960 Chrome came from several photographs in various vintage issues of Arizona Highways magazine from the 1960 ..read more

A straight-out-of-camera B&W IR picture from my Fujifilm X-E4 I’ve had a fascination with infrared photography for a very long time. Using light beyond the visible spectrum to create pictures often produces unusual results—an ordinary scene can become extraordinary with infrared photography. While I’ve been interested in this type of photography for awhile, I’ve not experimented much with it. Many years ago I shot a roll of IR film, but it didn’t turn out very well; that’s mostly my entire IR experience. I’m an infrared novice. Even though digital cameras have a filter to block infrared l ..read more

***Update: Well, that was fast! Fujifilm has released firmware version 1.02 for the X-T50, which fixes the issue for those who couldn’t update to version 1.01. If you are on version 1.01, version 1.02 is identical for you, so no need to update (although there’s also no harm in doing so, either). If you are on version 1.00, updating to the latest firmware fixes some small and rare bugs that are unlikely to affect you, but possibly could. Fujifilm just recently updated the firmware on the X-T50 to version 1.01, but there’s been a small and unusual “bug” identified, which only affects certain ..read more

Fujirumors is reporting that Fujifilm is in the process of “reviving a camera line that most of us thought axed.” According to Fujirumors, the camera could be released anytime within the next six months. It’s always exciting when new gear is on the horizon, and it’s fun to speculate what it might or might not be. But, until it is actually released, it’s hard to know anything for certain, and so all speculation should be taken with a huge grain of salt. The idea of a camera line revival made me consider which discontinued camera series could possibly be resurrected (apparently it isn’t the G ..read more