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After seeing Alex’s recent post featuring Estra 500 and CineStill BwXX, I was inspired to give them a try over ANZAC Day. Took these shots earlier today—all straight out of camera (SOOC), with only borders added in Photoshop. Black and white photos were taken with CineStill BwXX, while the color shots are on Estra 500. Shot on the A7C II with the Viltrox Air 40mm f/2.5.
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Hello! Thank you so much for making all the simulations, I am loading up my camera to test them out and see what I like best. I had a quick question as I was reading this blog post of yours and was interested in the FL setting but it seems like this is only available for CL? https://www.veresdenialex.com/post/sony-creative-look-vs-picture-profile-for-film-emulations I have a RX100VA so my camera does not have creative look settings. I was wondering how to put this recipe through picture profile, or if it is already in the paid simulation book and I was missing it. Thank you
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I'm enjoying trying out the film simulations but wondered if I need to tweak them to match my old A7Rii old colour science?
Hey! Since it was released back in August 2015, there's a good chance your setup might need a few tweaks.
To get a better idea, could you send me one photo taken with Kodak Gold and another with Fuji 400H?
With both a warm and a cool film look, I’ll be able to figure out what general adjustments your camera needs.
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Hello there.
Got myself a RX100V a week back and been fiddeling with the free sony film simulation.
I tried too collor match them but alas its is frustrating as i dont seme to get it rigth.
So here i am asking for help as i have understand that i am bad at this.
I have put in Vektro 100, Fuji 400H, EvPro+, Kodak Gold and Portra 800 into my camera and saved them as memory recall wich is really nice function.
After searching around i saw you needed pictures of things in red, blue, yellow and green so i did that.
Thankyou so much for the help, I always wanted to try film sim after i stumpled on your video on youtube. Now i am just wating for the diffusion filter and the adapter to come in the mail.
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Are there profiles included in the preset pack? Just curious because I don’t use presets often, and it would be great to implement the simulations into my raw workflow through color profiles.
Thank you for that! I often wondered why I struggled to get the profiles to cooperate at times.
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Hi Alex,
I sincerely appreciate your efforts in bringing these simulations to Sony users. I came across your website just as I was considering purchasing a Fujifilm camera solely for everyday photography and capturing family moments. After discovering your simulations, I decided to purchase the PDF guide.
Over the past weekend, I tested three of the simulations—Sony Classic Negative, Asteroid City V2, and Kodak Gold V2—on my Sony A7C II with the Viltrox 40mm f/2.5. However, I feel that my results don’t quite match the sample images shown in the "Share Your Work" section or in the PDF.
To troubleshoot, I reviewed your blog post on color calibration and noted that the A7C II's colors closely resemble those of the A6700, which was used as a reference for the settings.
I've attached the images along with the corresponding simulations used for your review. Could you please let me know if I’ve…
The a7CII and a6700 have very similar color science, with one small difference—the a6700 leans warmer, with a slight yellow tint. Based on what I’ve read, the a6700 shares the same sensor and color science as the FX30, which aligns with Sony’s Cinema Line—known for its warmer, greener, and yellow-toned colors.
A quick fix? Increase the temperature on all recipes by about +200 and push color filter by 0.5 levels towards green from base recipe—that should get it close. But don’t worry, I’ll provide specific adjustments for each case.
Sony Classic Negative This one naturally has a warm magenta cast, but in your images it seems rather cool magenta. So to fix this, I would shift the color filter towards green by 1 stop to fix the magenta cast, and then push it towards amber by 1 stop. These adjustments will add warmth, pushing yellow tones and balancing the blues, all while keeping skin tones natural and clean—without looking too green or muddy.
Kodak Vision V2 Just to clarify—did you use the first version (originally based on S-Log) and modified gamma for Cine1, or the second version which is based on Cine1? The second version was added just before the update, so it may still need a few refinements.
Kodak Gold V2 This preset looks great and behaves as expected. The only noticeable difference is saturation levels—the reference in the PDF appears more saturated. And that is because after checking the reference images on the big screen, I intentionally toned down the saturation in the recipe, since it sometimes felt overpowering in certain scenarios. The current version offers a more balanced look.
If you use the same recipe in different locations, you might notice the colors look different—and that’s totally normal.
For example, last update’s location gave each image a slight magenta tint, while last year’s had more of a green-amber feel. While some of that comes from updates, a lot of it is simply the lighting and surrounding colors affecting how we perceive hues.
Think of it like this: one set of photos was taken on a warm summer afternoon, and another on a cool late autumn morning—the environment naturally affects how we perceive hues, so these variations are completely normal. That’s just how light works.
The lens you use can significantly impact color rendering. Different lens manufacturers—Sony, Zeiss, Tamron, Sigma, Samyang, Viltrox—all interpret colors differently, sometimes leaning warmer, cooler, or introducing a green or magenta tint.
These color shifts will impact your final image when using film simulations, and you'll notice differences when switching between lenses from different brands.
Hope this information helps in getting better color :]
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Gorgeous shots! Remember you can join the contest for a chance to win the RX100 VI .
Also as a side note, the colors are ever so slightly magenta. If you want to come closer to the a6700 color science, you can push the color filter towards green by 0.5 stops, and that should fix it. But even so, the colors are amazing!
Thanks for sharing!
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I wondered why you never recreated one of the most legendary film stocks 'Kodak Vision3 250D on Kodak 2838 Print?
I actually hadn’t thought about it! Also, Kodak Vision3 250D is a motion picture film, whereas most of my film simulations are based on still photography stocks. That said, I really appreciate the suggestion—I’ll definitely take it into consideration!
This recipe can only be recreated using the FL Creative Look, as it relies on very specific look that's not possible to achieve with standard Picture Profiles. If it were, I would’ve built it that way. Unfortunately, this means the recipe is only compatible with newer camera models that support Creative Looks.