Canon Picture Styles and Film Simulations
Over the last few months, I’ve spent a lot of time testing Picture Styles – Canon’s version of Fujifilm’s in-camera film emulations.
I’m not typically a JPEG shooter. I prefer to grab my RAW files and edit them in Lightroom, but in a few cases, using film-like simulations was very efficient and convenient.
In this video, I show the results of those tests and try to explain the benefits of shooting with Picture Styles. It’s also a nice option for those Fuji users if they ever have to pick up a Canon camera and shoot film-like emulations. Picture Styles don’t have the legacy of Fuji making their own film, but it gets you pretty close.
There are two groups of Picture Styles I tested:
- Thomas Fransson’s Kodak and Fuji simulations
- Vision Wrangler’s collection of 158 Picture Styles (sadly, only available on the Cinescopophilia archive page)
You can read my individual reviews of these picture styles:
- Kodachrome (my favorite – from the VW collection)
- T-Max black and white (from the VW collection)
- Crowdak (from Thomas Fransson)
- Pro Neigh High (from Thomas Fransson)
Canon also lets you build your own Picture Styles using the Picture Style Editor software.
May 18, 2025 @ 4:37 am
Hi Dave,
This is a great overview of picture profiles for Canon cameras! I think that more people should know about them – for one, those who’d rather pay twice or three times the amount of money for a Fujifilm camera to achieve pretty much the same effect.
Thomas Fransson’s work has been instrumental for me, and led me to the creation of my own, Fuji-inspired picture profile for Canon camers, called Cinematic Color Negative. I would love you to give it a try, and perhaps, share a few words with your audience.
https://p5v.gumroad.com/l/canon-cinematic-color-negative
The profile is completely free of charge, and while I’d be happy to get a few bucks for it down the line, for now, I’m gathering as much feedback as I can from all sorts of Canon photographers. Your will be invaluable.
Let me know what you think.
Cheers,
Preslav
May 18, 2025 @ 6:12 pm
Thanks Preslav – very generous of you, and I’d be happy to try it out!
May 21, 2025 @ 3:55 am
Many thanks, Dave! You and your audience are more than welcome. If you happen to take it out for a spin and post your results, let me know. I would love to see what you made out of it.