Pro Neg. Std: soft, flat and kind to skin
Pro Neg. Std is Fujifilm's softest colour simulation: low contrast, muted colour and smooth skin. Every camera since the X-Pro1 has it, and RAF Film Lab renders it on any RAF.
What does Pro Neg. Std look like?
It follows Fujifilm's studio portrait negative film. The tone curve is the gentlest of the colour films, and saturation is held back, so the image has room for grading afterwards.
Many recipe makers use it as a base for faded, film-like looks, pairing it with raised shadows, a warm WB shift and grain.
Which cameras have Pro Neg. Std?
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. Std 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. Std itself, on RAFs from every camera below.
How close is RAF Film Lab's Pro Neg. Std to the camera's?
We shot 31 RAWs on an X100VI and had Fujifilm's X RAW STUDIO develop each one in Pro Neg. Std, using the camera's own processor. RAF Film Lab's Pro Neg. Std lands at a median of 2.19 ΔE from the camera's (mean 2.49), 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. Std?
- Studio and window-light portraits.
- A base for faded recipes.
- Frames you plan to grade heavily, as a flat starting point.
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Pro Neg. Std questions
Which Fujifilm cameras have Pro Neg. Std?
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. Std on X100 RAW files?
Yes. The X100 never got Pro Neg. Std, so neither the camera nor X RAW STUDIO can apply it. RAF Film Lab renders Pro Neg. Std from any X100 RAF on Mac, iPad and iPhone.
Is Pro Neg. Std good for landscapes?
It can look flat in landscapes. Provia or Velvia suit them better; Pro Neg. Std is for faces and soft light.
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