Reala Ace - Fujifilm X100VI's new film simulation

[@AllenRReid]

Something to look forward to if my camera ever arrives!

[@gabrielbailey802]

100%, you’ll love it!

[@andrewcrossley2448]

Hope it comes soon. I’ve had one in a box unused from March 2nd from John Lewis. I was weighing up whether to keep it and all the Amazon bolt on bits as it was all heading towards £2k. Other option was an XT 5 and the 23mm F1.4 but it’s much bigger, heavier and about £2.5k. I’ve got lots of top Canon SLR kit and so moving full on into Fuji mirrorless and lenses didn’t make sense. The X100VI is now off on a tour of China in a few weeks and will be far more discrete in public. I’ll take a Canon M5 and a few Canon M lenses as a supplement for rural, rivers, mountains etc. Given we have to cart cases and backpacks around for 2.5 weeks, small and light makes more sense.

[@AllenRReid]

@@andrewcrossley2448 I have good Canon gear as well, but want something easier to travel around with.

[@simondifazio4089]

Fuji Reala (Reeeaala!) was a 100ASA film that produced great greens and was widely available 20 years ago. It is such a shame that it is all but forgotten these days. Interesting that Fujifilm have revived the name in the X100VI...

[@gabrielbailey802]

I wish I was around to shoot it when it was available!

[@simondifazio4089]

@@gabrielbailey802 I have some Reala in 120 format in the freezer, I always loved the look. This latest film simulation makes me want to try the X100VI !

[@andrewcrossley2448]

@@simondifazio4089glad you raised the pronunciation bit……like you I shot on MF with roll. Took loads to India and West Coast USA. Think the processing, printing and blow ups worked out at about £1k a trip and that was 30+ years ago. I used to get my films and print from the old pro place on the way to Euston station. Think they did lots of NASA work. Looking at my study wall, Velvia 5O printed on Cibachrome paper still looks as fresh as the day they were printed by a pro we used at work. Think it was early 1992….quality sticks….

[@andrewcrossley2448]

Like your strap. Please can you tell us where to get one?

[@MistaRiceMan]

nice shots, i agree with the greens. Its the first thing i noticed when i got my x100vi while shooting with reala ace

[@gabrielbailey802]

Thank you! And yes it’s very pleasant, really digging it. Can imagine it would look so good on a beach with some palm trees

[@truecuckoo]

Nice video, and photos! Looks like a vibe I could commit to. My favourite has become Nostalgic Neg actually. Looking forward to the forthcoming update bringing Reala Ace to X-T5.

[@gabrielbailey802]

Nice! Still working my way through many of the sims!

[@itsmahdisadeghi]

I love how aesthetic your video looks. I loved it, thank you

[@gabrielbailey802]

thank you, glad you enjoyed it!

[@Eyeofkamau]

Finally a solid video on this film sim! 🙏🏽 I knew subscribing to you yesterday was a great decision lol. Love your work brother.

[@gabrielbailey802]

Thank you! So glad to have you onboard and I’m glad you liked the video 🫡

[@richardcarlson112]

Thanks for your video and insight into Reala Ace, which I hope will come to my X-H2 soon. Being an older guy, I grew up shooting negative and then slide/positive films as an enthusiast. Reala wasn't only available in Japan. It was released in Canada and the US, roughly somewhere in the 1980's, so probably also Europe the same time. I remember their promotions when it was released. It was called Reala rather than Reala Ace. It was a bit more expensive that fuji's standard Fujicolor negative film but it was sold widely and it wasn't just for professionals. It was known for better colour overall (including skin tones) and softer shadows. Superia didn't exist until many years later.

[@gabrielbailey802]

Thank you for sharing, pretty cool to learn something new about the film stock itself!

[@aziatik]

nice video you live in my area have same shots as you.. well done

[@gabrielbailey802]

Oh nice! Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@Aleksilausti]

Thank you, the video I was waiting for. Really loved the tones of this simulation. Looking forward to the firmware update that brings Reala Ace to the X-S20.

[@gabrielbailey802]

Thanks for the kind words! Damn, having it on the X-S20 would be pretty cool 👌

[@Aleksilausti]

@@gabrielbailey802 Definitely! It seems Fuji announced at the X summit this year that they will bring it to the X-H2s, X-H2, X-T5, and X-S20 during this spring. Fingers crossed it will actually happen🙂

[@giddylizzie]

@@Aleksilausti It's available all ready. Downloaded the other day to X-T5 and X-S20.

[@Aleksilausti]

@@giddylizzie Amazing! Thanks for the heads up 🙂

[@Satysatonachair]

All black clothes, a triban road bike, and an x100vi. The absolute basic bitch of photography, just like me 😆 (still waiting for the x100vi though) great video, and great pics!

[@gabrielbailey802]

It’s even worse than that… it’s a Triban gravel bike 😭 I am the basic white girl of the photography community and I accept that tag with open arms

[@Regzillaaa]

Hello just wanted to join the party and say I’m also gravel biking around w the x100vi shooting in Reala.. let’s go ladies

[@gabrielbailey802]

@Regzillaaa hahaha comments like this make all the effort worth it 😅

[@notnygaard]

@@Regzillaaa same here, x100vi, fuji gravel bike but new to reala haha

[@SirMopy]

@@gabrielbailey802😂 damn i love your humor! what a nice chap you are, fine sir!

[@yil5567]

The photos look awesome! Do you have the recipe for it or just using Reala ace film sim? Did you adjust the white balance or tone curve?

[@gabrielbailey802]

Just the Reala ace film sim, some of them, I'd adjust exposure and contrast. Some of them I'd also underexpose in camera, which I feel makes this film sim shine!

[@marioromagnoli5771]

Nice video mate! I watched it a few weeks ago and I liked it very much. Today I was going to the supermarket and I think I saw you on the other side of the road 😂 I came back here to check it was actually you and I think it was 😅. Keep it up! 💪

[@gabrielbailey802]

Haha no way! You should have said hi 😅

[@JoseViegas]

Are these shots direct from the camera, or edited from RAW using Reala Ace from the photo editor? And if they are SOOC JPGs, are they with the default settings or some kind of recipe?

[@gabrielbailey802]

Good question, a lot of them are SOOC, some of them are applied in Lightroom with exposure and contrast tweaked

[@conorgriffin]

6:27 Park Street from Lock Stock! I remember accidentally finding myself on that street years ago and not understanding how I recognised where I was 😂

[@gabrielbailey802]

I've never watched it! it's been on the list for a while now though, so maybe I'll have to give it a whirl

[@estebantedesco1348]

Can you share the recipe you used? 🙏

[@gabrielbailey802]

This is just the default Reala Ace that comes loaded on the Fuji X100VI!

[@isaiahjannavasquez3192]

What an awesome showcase of the Reala Ace. Can we have the recipe you use for this?

[@gabrielbailey802]

Thank you! I appreciate that a lot. It's just the stock Reala ace sim in the new Fuji X100VI

[@thatRyzzle]

Until I'm holding my X100VI in my hands, this camera is basically a myth to me. Reala Ace? Sounds good. Mythical.

[@gabrielbailey802]

Hahaha hope it comes soon!

[@rick-deckard]

4:06 not everyone has the ability to do that. More important I think is that film doesn't look like anything. It looks like a million different things and variables 🙂 I'm saving this vid to my photowalk inspiration playlist! Love the light in those shots towards the mid-end.

[@baguswijonarko3662]

Nice shots, thanks f your video. From indonesia 🇮🇩

[@gabrielbailey802]

Thank you!

[@Regzillaaa]

Do you find it helpful shooting the JPEG film sims + raw or does that feel like a more fiddly work flow and less enjoyable? I’ve had x100vi only one day and trying to decide how to approach this

[@gabrielbailey802]

Good question! I feel like I go for JPEG first, then I have the RAW there so if something needs to be tweaked I can do it. Then I can get best of both worlds without stressing too much, and getting the benefit of those juicy JPEG’s

[@doctordantedds]

Amazing video! Would you mind sharing what lens hood you are using? Thank you!

[@gabrielbailey802]

thank you, I appreciate that! it's the Haoge lens hood from Amazon. It doesn't sit 100% flush, but fits well enough, does the job, protects the lens and looks great!

[@testyep5031]

Hi can you do a video testing video gyro data stabilization after post processing ?

[@gabrielbailey802]

I’m not sure that’s something many people will be doing, but my latest video is a video test with this camera!

[@jandy1]

Are you using a skin detail softener for the video?

[@gabrielbailey802]

on the FujiFilm? nope. On the main video sequences, I inadvertantly had the Sony's ZV-E1 skin smoothing feature on...

[@jandy1]

@@gabrielbailey802 ha yeah I meant the video. That explains it.

[@growinginfrance]

I tried the sim today but my photo colours and contrast do not look like your examples, i'm shooting on an xt5, did you create a recipe using this sim that you don't mind sharing? or is this literally just straight reala ace? Thanks!

[@gabrielbailey802]

This was straight out of camera, I feel like the lighting was really important and I slightly underexposed to get better contrast on many of the images

[@growinginfrance]

@@gabrielbailey802 Thanks so much, will give it another go!

[@rodmanblanchard2511]

great video! what camera are you you using to shoot the video for this youtube video??

[@gabrielbailey802]

Thank you! Video is shot on the Sony ZV-E1 and I’ve been trying to dial in a nice colour grade!

[@Regzillaaa]

He gets some pretty smooth video from that Sony.. some good attention to detail.. swaps up the angles too and keeps the tones all consistent.. pretty hard in the wild.. I tip my hat for the effort

[@TerraThink]

What did you film this video with? Really like the look!

[@gabrielbailey802]

Thank you! This was shot on the Sony ZV-E1

[@TerraThink]

@@gabrielbailey802 Ah cool. And what lens? I assume you color graded too to get those nice colors?

[@gabrielbailey802]

@@TerraThink Think this was actually the Sigma 24-35mm f2. I also used a VND and a pro-mist 1/8 filter, shot in slog3 and colour graded!

[@chekyourhed]

where is your recipe with the sim? that's would be great.....

[@gabrielbailey802]

It's just the stock simulation!

[@realmf85]

Did you tweak the Reala Ace film sim in any way? It looks awesome. 😱

[@gabrielbailey802]

Most of these are SOOC, some I took into Lightroom and adjusted exposure/contrast, but overall just letting the film simulation go to work!

[@gabrielbailey802]

Most of these are SOOC, some I took into Lightroom and adjusted exposure/contrast, but overall just letting the film simulation go to work!

[@lo1128]

So glad i moved to Aus from the Uk, god it looks miserable. But great video :)

[@gabrielbailey802]

Honestly I’ve been thinking of moving to Aus for about 10 years… the weather here is dreadful

[@TheLoneRangefinder]

Great review mate. Just found your channel : )

[@gabrielbailey802]

Thank you!

[@jamesmynes1953]

Great vid. enjoyed it. I think in some scenes your Toneh Value is too low. Thats the Bokeh and F stop Ha ha.

[@gabrielbailey802]

Thank you! I've actually never heard of Toneh Value and nothing came up when I googled it... what is it?

[@jamesmynes1953]

@@gabrielbailey802 Check put the camera conspiracy guy. There was a bit thing online started by that guy, about too much bokeh on videos and you cant see the background. The famous Toni and Chelsie Nothrup video’s. It’s quite funny. Not having a go. It’s really promising content.

[@gabrielbailey802]

Oh fair enough, I’ll have a watch!

[@paultkachenko_]

Does the sun ever come out in London? lol

[@gabrielbailey802]

It’s a rare occurrence that sometimes happens for minutes at a time 🙃

[@slothsarecool]

ah London 😅 unsavoury people all over the place

[@rishisharma7677]

Making a 7 minute video about a film simulation without getting the pronunciation right is kind of wild.

[@gabrielbailey802]

I have actually never heard someone say it, only read it on a page!

[@BWen3]

Pipe down m8.

[@jaegerschtulmann]

Repeat after me: x100 six

[@gabrielbailey802]

I mean… you’re right, but it feels so wrong 😭

[@jaegerschtulmann]

@@gabrielbailey802 Fujifilm: hey guys how about we call Gabriel, Gaby🤌🤡

[@hsbutoy]

So what you're saying is reela ace is reela good 🤌🏽

[@gabrielbailey802]

I sure am!