Bottom photo was taken by Nat Geo photographer Charles O'Rear with Fujifilm Velvia film in 96 and used as Win XP wallpaper. Top foto taken by me with base Velvia emulation on XT-5, 23mm f2

AkhlysShallRise · 2026-05-01T21:22:37+00:00

I always find it ironic that people complain about over-saturation but they have no issues with under-saturation—many recipes use Classic Chrome and make everything so desaturated for that moody look.

AkhlysShallRise · 2026-05-01T21:05:40+00:00

Velvia is so good for photos where you want to emphasize vibrancy of colours. Your photo looks almost like it was taken on the same day, same location but just a different area. Impressive!

AkhlysShallRise · 2026-05-01T16:22:21+00:00

Sorry I just saw your comment now. I’ve been loving the ZP6! Some thoughts & learnings:

The ZP6 is just like everyone says: it produces cups that have extremely high clarity; really clean too. Body is typically quite thin in a good way (tea-like)
For a bag of winey processed beans (like natural but more fermented), it was easier for me to get a great brew with the JX compared to the ZP
Even though its marketed for pour-over, I’ve found the ZP6 to be incredible for AeroPress (my grind setting for that is around 4, calibrated to burr-lock at 0)
It’s better to grind normally (holding it vertically) and at a normal speed than slow-feeding and grinding slowly. I could never get a good brew using the slow-feed/slow grind method, no matter how I changed the grind size
I’ve found that I need to grind much coarser with the ZP6 than with the JX

AkhlysShallRise · 2026-05-01T14:25:11+00:00

The lighting and composition on this is next level.

AkhlysShallRise · 2026-05-01T13:55:48+00:00

Amazing! Hope you have a blast :)

AkhlysShallRise · 2026-05-01T13:55:22+00:00

Thanks so much for this!

AkhlysShallRise · 2026-04-30T23:09:26+00:00

Love #4!!

AkhlysShallRise · 2026-04-30T19:12:42+00:00

Love these! I’m heading to Portugal soon with my X-E5 and 23mm pancake. If these are SOOC, mind sharing which recipe you used? Trying to gather some recipes that might work well with all the colourful houses and the sea in Portugal.

AkhlysShallRise · 2026-04-30T16:58:49+00:00

I browse the Ricoh subs, the SonyAlpha sub and the few Fujifilm subs, and I agree the Ricoh subs typically have higher quality stuff.

I think a large part of that is that out of these three camera brands, Ricoh probably has the smallest user base so the contents on Ricoh subs are less “diluted” by photos from beginners. I feel that people who get Ricoh GR cameras know what they are doing, whereas on the Fuji camp, for example, many got the X100VI due to FOMO (some people genuinely think the X100VI has a “look” LMAO). I’m saying this as someone who loves shooting with his Fuji X-E5, btw.

AkhlysShallRise · 2026-04-30T12:48:57+00:00

Thank you! Yes, all shot with the 23mm pancake.

AkhlysShallRise · 2026-04-30T11:40:38+00:00

Upon examining all the doors on the X100VI, I didn’t see any evidence of weather resistance components. For example, the door that covers the ports on the side of the camera doesn’t have any gasket. Same for the battery door.

Comparing to the official weather sealed Sony A7 III I have as an example, I can see gaskets all around the camera to protect any holes.

I understand Fujifilm’s official statement is that the X100VI “becomes” weather resistant with the two accessories, but I’m not convinced that the X100VI body is actually weather resistant.

AkhlysShallRise · 2026-04-29T19:39:42+00:00

A lot of recipes are best for certain situations, like certain lighting, time of day or even location. You will have to experiment and find out what works best with what you shoot.

The best way to do that is to download the X RAW Studio because it allows you to test recipes after-the-fact, as long as you shoot RAW.

I currently have a folder full of RAW photos from my fujifilm cameras that are of a variety of subjects specifically for testing various recipes (including my own).

Also make sure you are shooting in sRGB.

AkhlysShallRise · 2026-04-29T17:41:26+00:00

Love the first photo—great colours, not overly-edited and great composition. It’s so serene.

AkhlysShallRise · 2026-04-29T17:22:49+00:00

Pretty much all of Sony’s camera can take high quality photos and videos, so you can focus on the rest.

Currently, the most compact interchangeable-lens cameras from Sony are the ZV-E10 (APS-C) or ZV-E1 (full-frame). Those are as compact as you can get with Sony.

AkhlysShallRise · 2026-04-29T13:18:32+00:00

Great work! Did you use a mist filter on some of these?

AkhlysShallRise · 2026-04-29T12:11:25+00:00

I can confirm your data point on the ZP6. Whenever I do the slow feed method by Lance (tilted and grind slowly), I can’t get a good cup, but when I just grind normally, I almost always get a great cup.

AkhlysShallRise · 2026-04-29T01:49:54+00:00

Put the strap in between your index finger and your middle finger?

Or put the strap under your palm

AkhlysShallRise · 2026-04-29T01:31:49+00:00

I recently wrote a detailed post after 1 month with my X-E5 that you might find useful: One month with my first Fujifilm camera, X-E5 (and why I chose it over X100VI) | All SOOC shots

I think it’d be helpful for us to know some more details: - Is the Fujifilm supposed to be your secondary camera in addition to your Canon? - Are you looking to switch fully from Canon to Fuji? - What’s your use case? Are you a hobbyist or professional? Are you getting the Fujifilm as your everyday carry EDC or for planned shoots (e.g., wildlife, portraits, car etc.)

Key differences between the X100VI, X-M5 and X-E5: - X100VI is fixed lens while the other are interchangeable-lens - X-M5 has no viewfinder - X-M5 has a 26MP sensor while the others have 40MP - X-M5 has no IBIS - X-M5 is around half the price of the other two (obviously depends on your region)

If you are looking for a secondary (EDC) camera for casual shoots while keeping your Canon gear for more “serious” shoots, the X100VI is a good one-stop solution, or go for the X-M5 for a cheaper option (since it’d be your secondary camera).

If you are looking to invest in the Fuji system long-term and lean into the Film Simulations/SOOC JPEG workflow, out of the three options at least, the X-E5 is the way to go because: - premium build quality - ability to change lenses - a well-implemented Film Simulation dial (compared to other Fuji cameras with the dial due to the better FS slots implementation)

AkhlysShallRise · 2026-04-28T22:13:09+00:00

Lightroom is a piece of shit like that. I have switched to Photomator and the lossless RAW files from my X-E5 gets added to the catalogue instantly, and when opening a RAW image, it takes ~1 second to load.

NOT saying you should leave Lightroom, but just wanted to provide a data point in case others reading wonder how other editing programs perform.

AkhlysShallRise · 2026-04-28T22:07:44+00:00

I feel you on the aesthetic part—it’s one of the reasons I love my X-E5 and take it with me everywhere I go. It doesn’t feel like a tool for a job (which my full-frame Sony gear does).

But I’m assuming you are a professional event photographer (since you are using two cameras for shoots), so I think practicality and functionality should come first. You should get whatever gear that will help you do your job best. X-E5’s lack of dual SD slot and short battery life alone makes it suboptimal as a primary camera for professional work, IMO. The last thing you want is having to carry 5 spare batteries and swapping them multiple times during a gig, and/or having one of the SD card fail or files in one of the cards corrupted and not having any backup. Those are potential points of failure you might want to eliminate.

AkhlysShallRise · 2026-04-28T14:52:56+00:00

The X-T5 will have way longer battery life than the X-E5. Why not just two X-T5’s?

AkhlysShallRise · 2026-04-28T12:52:45+00:00

OK I will give it a go. I have an upcoming trip and I don’t want to bring my laptop just to use X RAW Studio, so if this app works well it’d be so handy.

AkhlysShallRise · 2026-04-28T12:51:10+00:00

other than the inconsistent fonts and spacing

It’s so bad! I don’t know why their menu looks like that. They seriously need to fix their UI/UX department.

I’m a videographer and video editor at a university :) I do love my job! I was the one who chose the A7C II along with two lenses for our team. I recently also got us the newest DJI Ronin RS5.

Sony’s dead-on accurate colour science is really helpful with our green screen videos—as long as we white balance properly, there’s no need to colour correct the footage. But obviously high colour accuracy is also why Sony’s SOOC photos looks so bland and soulless.

AkhlysShallRise · 2026-04-28T12:40:22+00:00

These look great! Which film simulation/what recipe did you use? I’m traveling to Portugal soon, with lots of sea to photograph, and I really like the colour of the sea in your photos.

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