Don’t have Fujifilm film simulation? Try Nik Collection filters
I have an old Fujifilm XE2S. It only has nine film simulations pre-programmed but when I use it I almost always opt for one of the film effects. It’s the main reason for using it and I get why Fujifilm cameras have become so popular, especially among younger photographers who maybe can’t afford to get into film. This is all very well, but what if you don’t own a Fujifilm camera? Take my Sony A7C, a camera far superior to any Fujifilm in almost every way. Almost.
I love my A7C for the end-results it produces, but there’s a lot to be said for its styling. I find Sony cameras to be great tools for photography, but there is little joy in using them. They’re extremely efficient, best-in-class, and never fail to capture the moment, but they’re clinical machines that produce clinical results. There are Sony enthusiasts out there who have come up with formulas for film simulations, which can be programmed into the Sony’s camera profiles (check out Veres Deni Alex on YouTube), but it’s a lot of work and not much fun. Far easier, surely, to apply the filters in post. Sure, you don’t get the in-camera jpg effect that you get with a Fujifilm, but there is no reason why you can’t chuck a couple of filters on your Sony raw files to get a similar effect.
These are just a few samples using the Nik Collection Classic filters, applied in Photoshop. To be honest I haven’t experimented with them that much, they were just overlays for one of our episodes on YouTube, but it’s pretty powerful stuff. Maybe I’ll write a more in-depth article on the subject when I have time, but for now I just wanted to throw these up for posterity.
