Sepia: warm-toned monochrome
Sepia is Fujifilm's toned black and white: a monochrome image printed in warm brown. Every Fujifilm X and GFX camera has it, and RAF Film Lab renders it on any RAF.
What does Sepia look like?
It imitates the old chemical toning of silver prints, which turned their blacks a warm brown. Fujifilm's version is gentle: shadows go brown, highlights go cream.
Because it starts from a black-and-white conversion, it works best where tone and texture carry the picture.
Which cameras have Sepia?
All of them. Every Fujifilm X and GFX camera has Sepia, from the X100 to the newest bodies.
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, X100
How close is RAF Film Lab's Sepia to the camera's?
We shot 31 RAWs on an X100VI and had Fujifilm's X RAW STUDIO develop each one in Sepia, using the camera's own processor. RAF Film Lab's Sepia lands at a median of 1.43 ΔE from the camera's (mean 1.82), 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 Sepia?
- Portraits of older subjects and old places.
- Still life and texture.
- A one-tap vintage look.
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Sepia questions
Which Fujifilm cameras have Sepia?
All of them. Every Fujifilm X and GFX camera has Sepia, from the X100 to the newest bodies.
Can I adjust how strong the sepia tone is?
Sepia itself has a fixed tone, as in the camera. For a lighter tint, develop in Monochrome and add a warm colour grade in Adjust.
Develop your RAFs in Sepia.
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