Guides

Long-form explanations of how Fujifilm cameras work and how to set them up so they stop getting in your way. Custom setting slots, film simulation recipes, the menu items that actually change your pictures and the ones that do nothing. Written for people who own the camera already and want to stop fighting it.

Guides · 4 min read

Which Fujifilm Cameras Have Film Simulations

Searching for a Fujifilm camera with film simulations is searching for a Fujifilm camera: they all have them. What actually varies is how…

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Guides · 7 min read

What Is Instax and How Instant Film Works

The thick white border is not a frame — it is where the developer lives. This explains what happens in the ninety seconds after the…

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Guides · 6 min read

How to Use an Instax Camera

An Instax gives you one exposure control and no focus ring, which means almost every disappointing print comes from one of four causes…

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Guides · 8 min read

Instax Film Formats: Mini, Square and Wide

Buying the wrong Instax film is the most common mistake in instant photography, and it is an expensive one because film is sold ten shots…

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How to save a film simulation recipe on a Fujifilm camera

Fujifilm cameras hold seven custom recipes, and almost nobody fills all seven. The mechanics take two minutes to learn. Deciding which…

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Guides · 6 min read

What Each Recipe Setting Actually Does

A recipe is fifteen numbers, and most guides just list them. This one explains what each number actually changes in the picture, which…

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Film simulation or recipe: what is the difference?

People use these two words as if they mean the same thing, and the confusion causes real problems. Someone tells you they shoot Classic…

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