This weekend I managed to venture outside after a week of feeling like death warmed up. I packed light and just went for a walk around town with the X100VI and loaded the Kodachrome 64 recipe on it from Fuji X Weekly.
You can view the recipe for yourself here.
I’m trying to be strict with myself lately; it’s tempting to keep switching between film simulations/film recipes between every shot – even if I edit all the raw files afterwards, the starting points would be so different that I think the shots would lack consistency. I tend to think that the best bodies of work (even if it’s just a day’s worth) have more of an overall impact if they have cohesion.
The other reason I wanted to head out was that my new Tiffen Black 1/4 Pro-mist filter had arrived. I often find that I like to reduce the clarity on the photos out of my X100VI, but this slows down the taking of shots as it has to ‘process’ the images after each shot. I was hoping the mist filter would achieve this without slowing things down.
As you can see from the image of the tree at the top of the page, the filter creates a strong look! It wouldn’t suit every occasion, but achieved the effect I was after.
I walked around Salisbury to begin with and focused on trying to capture the people of Salisbury with a nostalgic vibe; I thought the Kodachrome 64 recipe suited this.
Here’s the best of what I captured…
After that, I ventured into Salisbury Cathedral; as a resident I have free entry, and always a great place to find a bit of peace and quiet. The light here was fantastic, and the mist filter worked overtime.
Overall, the mist filter was a good purchase, and this particular one is of good quality. I owned a K&F one in the past and it scratched incredibly easily – this one feels more robust. They’re expensive brand new though, (here on Wex they’re £69!). I picked mine up second hand on eBay for £20, which I thought was rather good.
I would say though, for any ‘important’ work, take the filter off. It’s a strong effect, (especially the 1/4), and once it’s baked-in there’s no getting rid of it. You can achieve similar results in post if you change your mind afterwards and haven’t used one.
If you happen to visit Salisbury, then you must pay the Cathedral a visit – it’s unlikely you would come here as a tourist and not think to visit, but just in case!
As for the Kodachrome recipe, I’m happy with it. Like a lot of these recipes, it tends to lean a little into the warm side – but this suited the conditions on the day, so I forgave it on this occasion!