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Cinema Ash Light Recipe

Cinema Ash Light gives city evenings a filmic hush, muted, warm-leaning and softly graded.

Fuji Pic StudioTested on real gear · X-E5 · Updated September 23, 2026

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A small kiosk with a sign, surrounded by palm trees and modern buildings in the background.

Difficulty

Intermediate

Film simulation

Eterna

Tested on

X-E5

Sample frames

The lookWhy this one earns a slot

Cinema Ash Light is built on Eterna, Fujifilm's motion-picture simulation, and it keeps that quiet, graded feel front and centre. Contrast is pulled down at both ends: highlights roll off gently and shadows open up slightly, so scenes look like a still lifted from a carefully lit film. A light warm shift on top of an auto white balance adds a soft amber undertone without losing the ashen, muted base, while extra colour saturation stops Eterna from feeling washed out. Softened micro-contrast and a whisper of fine grain round off digital sharpness. It shines in golden and blue hour around architecture, cars and waterfronts, where city lights and fading sky take on a restrained, cinematic palette. The mood is contemplative rather than punchy, which is exactly its appeal for anyone who likes a frame to feel like a story.

The settingsThe recipe

Eterna · X-Trans V

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The white balance, tone curve, grain and ISO for Cinema Ash Light are part of Fuji Pic Premium. Get them in the app, then load the recipe straight onto your camera.

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Free to download · iPhone and Android

How to copy it to your camera

Open the Image Quality (IQ) menu and select an empty custom setting slot (C1–C7).
Set the base film simulation to Eterna.
Enter each value from the recipe's card in the Fuji Pic app, then save the slot.
Select that slot to shoot Cinema Ash Light JPEGs straight out of camera.

Sample framesShot on this recipe

Urban scene featuring large billboards and a Ferris wheel in the background during twilight. — Architecture · Urban · Blue Hour

Two traditional boats on water with a seagull flying above and buildings in the background. — Travel · Water · Harsh Midday

Notes & caveatsWhat it nails, what to watch

What it nails

Gentle highlight roll-off keeps city lights and skies graceful.
Muted, warm-leaning palette feels graded and cinematic.
Matches well with Eterna video for consistent stills and footage.

What to watch

Low contrast can look flat under bright midday sun.
Auto white balance may shift between frames in mixed lighting.

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CompatibilityWill it work on your camera?

Tested across the X-Trans V and GFX generations — compatibility is defined by sensor, so any body on these generations can run it.

Tested sensors & cameras

X-Trans V GFX X-E5 X-H2 X-H2S X-M5 X-S20 X-T30-III X-T5 X-T50 X100VI GFX100-II GFX100RF GFX100S-II

Best forWhen to reach for it

Cinema Ash Light is at home at golden and blue hour, in cityscapes, around cars and by the water, and it doubles nicely for video. Avoid it for bright, punchy daylight: the low contrast and muted palette can look flat when the scene calls for vivid colour.

Best for

Scenes and subjects this recipe is tuned for.

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Less suited to

Where another look will likely serve you better.

Punchy daylight

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Frequently asked questions

Which cameras support Cinema Ash Light?

X-Trans V bodies such as the X-T5, X-H2, X-H2S, X-S20, X-T50, X-M5, X-E5 and X100VI, plus GFX100 II, GFX100S II and GFX100RF.

Can Cinema Ash Light be used for video?

Yes. Eterna is Fujifilm's cinema simulation, so the muted, low-contrast grade translates well to video and keeps stills and footage visually consistent.