Acros: Fujifilm's black and white, on any RAW
Acros is Fujifilm's best-loved black and white: fine tonality, deep blacks and grain that grows with ISO. It arrived with the X-Pro2 in 2016, so the X-T1, X100T and earlier bodies only have Monochrome. RAF Film Lab renders Acros, and its three filters, on all of them.
What does Acros look like?
Fujifilm modelled it on Neopan Acros film. It isn't Monochrome with more contrast: the tone curve is different, mid-tones separate more, sharpness is higher, and grain is part of the look, finer at low ISO and stronger as ISO rises.
The yellow, red and green filter versions work as they would on film: yellow and red darken blue skies, with red the most dramatic; green lightens foliage and flatters skin.
Which cameras have Acros?
31 of the 48 cameras RAF Film Lab has a page for. The ones without it are the X-T200, X-A7, XF10, X-T100, X-A5, X70, X-E2S, X-A3, X-T10, X100T, X-T1, X100S, X-M1, X-E2, X-Pro1, X-E1 and X100; RAF Film Lab renders it on their RAFs too.
X-T30 III, X-E5, GFX100RF, X100VI, X-T50, X-M5, GFX100S II, X-S20, GFX100 II, X-T5, X-H2S, X-H2, X-T30 II, X-E4, GFX50S II, GFX100S, X100V, X-T4, X-S10, X-T30, X-Pro3, GFX100, X-T3, X-H1, GFX 50R, X100F, X-T20, X-E3, GFX 50S, X-T2, X-Pro2
Can I use Acros on a camera that doesn't have it?
A RAF holds the sensor's data, not a film, so any film can be applied to it afterwards. The camera and X RAW STUDIO can only use the films that camera has; RAF Film Lab renders Acros itself, on RAFs from every camera below.
X-T200, X-A7, XF10, X-T100, X-A5, X70, X-E2S, X-A3, X-T10, X100T, X-T1, X100S, X-M1, X-E2, X-Pro1, X-E1, X100
How close is RAF Film Lab's Acros to the camera's?
We shot 31 RAWs on an X100VI and had Fujifilm's X RAW STUDIO develop each one in Acros, using the camera's own processor. RAF Film Lab's Acros lands at a median of 1.45–1.49 L* from the camera's across the plain film and its three filters (mean 1.89–2.02), scored as lightness difference (|ΔL*|), as for every black-and-white film over flat areas of every frame.
About 2 ΔE is roughly the smallest colour difference most people notice side by side. The films were measured on the X100VI; other cameras' RAFs are read with their own colour matrix, but we haven't published scores for their sensors yet. How we measure.
When should you use Acros?
- Street photography, for which it was all but made.
- Red filter for skies, to darken blue and lift clouds.
- Turn an X-T1 Monochrome archive into Acros.
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Acros questions
Which Fujifilm cameras have Acros?
31 of the 48 cameras RAF Film Lab has a page for. The ones without it are the X-T200, X-A7, XF10, X-T100, X-A5, X70, X-E2S, X-A3, X-T10, X100T, X-T1, X100S, X-M1, X-E2, X-Pro1, X-E1 and X100; RAF Film Lab renders it on their RAFs too.
Can I use Acros on X-T1 RAW files?
Yes. The X-T1 never got Acros, so neither the camera nor X RAW STUDIO can apply it. RAF Film Lab renders Acros from any X-T1 RAF on Mac, iPad and iPhone.
Can I use Acros on X100T RAW files?
Yes. The X100T never got Acros, so neither the camera nor X RAW STUDIO can apply it. RAF Film Lab renders Acros from any X100T RAF on Mac, iPad and iPhone.
Can I use Acros on X-T10 RAW files?
Yes. The X-T10 never got Acros, so neither the camera nor X RAW STUDIO can apply it. RAF Film Lab renders Acros from any X-T10 RAF on Mac, iPad and iPhone.
What's the difference between Acros and Monochrome?
Acros has its own tone curve, more mid-tone separation and built-in grain that depends on ISO. Monochrome is a plain black-and-white conversion without grain.
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