Nostalgic Neg for the X-T4, X100V and everything before
Nostalgic Neg is Fujifilm's amber-tinged negative look, after 1970s American colour photography. It debuted on the GFX100S in 2021 and reached X-Trans with the X-H2S; the X-T4, X100V and X-Pro3 never got it. RAF Film Lab renders it on their RAFs.
What does Nostalgic Neg look like?
Highlights go warm and amber, shadows stay soft and open, and saturation in the shadows is held back, so a frame feels like a print that has spent decades in an album. Fujifilm describes it as inspired by the 'American New Color' photographers of the 1970s.
It is a gentler film than Classic Neg: softer in the shadows, warmer overall, with less of the cyan-green cast.
Which cameras have Nostalgic Neg?
15 of the 48 cameras RAF Film Lab has a page for: X-T30 III, X-E5, GFX100RF, X100VI, X-T50, X-M5, GFX100S II, X-S20, GFX100 II, X-T5, X-H2S, X-H2, GFX50S II, GFX100S and GFX100. RAF Film Lab renders it on RAFs from all the others.
X-T30 III, X-E5, GFX100RF, X100VI, X-T50, X-M5, GFX100S II, X-S20, GFX100 II, X-T5, X-H2S, X-H2, GFX50S II, GFX100S, GFX100
Can I use Nostalgic Neg 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 Nostalgic Neg itself, on RAFs from every camera below.
X-T30 II, X-E4, X100V, X-T4, X-T200, X-S10, X-T30, X-Pro3, X-A7, XF10, X-T3, X-T100, X-H1, X-A5, GFX 50R, X100F, X-T20, X-E3, GFX 50S, X70, X-T2, X-Pro2, 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 Nostalgic Neg to the camera's?
We shot 31 RAWs on an X100VI and had Fujifilm's X RAW STUDIO develop each one in Nostalgic Neg, using the camera's own processor. RAF Film Lab's Nostalgic Neg lands at a median of 2.59 ΔE from the camera's (mean 2.95), scored as CIEDE2000 colour difference 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 Nostalgic Neg?
- Golden hour, which it warms further without clipping.
- Interiors and travel with an old-print feel.
- Portraits, where its soft shadows are kind to faces.
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Nostalgic Neg questions
Which Fujifilm cameras have Nostalgic Neg?
15 of the 48 cameras RAF Film Lab has a page for: X-T30 III, X-E5, GFX100RF, X100VI, X-T50, X-M5, GFX100S II, X-S20, GFX100 II, X-T5, X-H2S, X-H2, GFX50S II, GFX100S and GFX100. RAF Film Lab renders it on RAFs from all the others.
Can I use Nostalgic Neg on X-T4 RAW files?
Yes. The X-T4 never got Nostalgic Neg, so neither the camera nor X RAW STUDIO can apply it. RAF Film Lab renders Nostalgic Neg from any X-T4 RAF on Mac, iPad and iPhone. More on the X-T4.
Can I use Nostalgic Neg on X100V RAW files?
Yes. The X100V never got Nostalgic Neg, so neither the camera nor X RAW STUDIO can apply it. RAF Film Lab renders Nostalgic Neg from any X100V RAF on Mac, iPad and iPhone. More on the X100V.
Can I use Nostalgic Neg on X-Pro3 RAW files?
Yes. The X-Pro3 never got Nostalgic Neg, so neither the camera nor X RAW STUDIO can apply it. RAF Film Lab renders Nostalgic Neg from any X-Pro3 RAF on Mac, iPad and iPhone. More on the X-Pro3.
Can I use Nostalgic Neg on X-S10 RAW files?
Yes. The X-S10 never got Nostalgic Neg, so neither the camera nor X RAW STUDIO can apply it. RAF Film Lab renders Nostalgic Neg from any X-S10 RAF on Mac, iPad and iPhone. More on the X-S10.
Is Nostalgic Neg the same as Classic Neg?
No. Classic Neg is harder and cooler in the shadows; Nostalgic Neg is softer, with amber highlights.
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