Pro Neg. Hi: a portrait film for outdoor light
Pro Neg. Hi is Fujifilm's punchier portrait simulation: natural skin with enough contrast for daylight. Every camera since the X-Pro1 has it, and RAF Film Lab renders it on any RAF, the original X100's included.
What does Pro Neg. Hi look like?
Fujifilm's Pro negative films were made for wedding and portrait photographers, and the two Pro Neg. simulations follow them. Hi keeps skin tones soft and neutral while adding contrast to the scene around them.
Colours are a little more restrained than Provia, and skin shifts less than it does in Velvia or Classic Neg.
Which cameras have Pro Neg. Hi?
47 of the 48 cameras RAF Film Lab has a page for. The ones without it are the 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-T200, X-S10, X-T30, X-Pro3, X-A7, GFX100, 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
Can I use Pro Neg. Hi 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 Pro Neg. Hi itself, on RAFs from every camera below.
How close is RAF Film Lab's Pro Neg. Hi to the camera's?
We shot 31 RAWs on an X100VI and had Fujifilm's X RAW STUDIO develop each one in Pro Neg. Hi, using the camera's own processor. RAF Film Lab's Pro Neg. Hi lands at a median of 2.36 ΔE from the camera's (mean 2.63), 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 Pro Neg. Hi?
- Outdoor portraits and events.
- Fashion in daylight, where garments need contrast and faces don't.
- Street portraits when Classic Chrome is too cool for skin.
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Pro Neg. Hi questions
Which Fujifilm cameras have Pro Neg. Hi?
47 of the 48 cameras RAF Film Lab has a page for. The ones without it are the X100; RAF Film Lab renders it on their RAFs too.
Can I use Pro Neg. Hi on X100 RAW files?
Yes. The X100 never got Pro Neg. Hi, so neither the camera nor X RAW STUDIO can apply it. RAF Film Lab renders Pro Neg. Hi from any X100 RAF on Mac, iPad and iPhone.
What's the difference between Pro Neg. Hi and Pro Neg. Std?
Contrast. Hi adds it for outdoor light; Std is flatter and softer, for controlled studio light.
Develop your RAFs in Pro Neg. Hi.
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