Kodak Gold 200asa 35mm - 36 exp Single

Product Information

Many photographers think of Kodak as the most important manufacturer of film, especially when talking about color. Kodak Colorplus 200 features a slightly cooler, more neutral palette with a bit less contrast and saturation than Kodak Gold 200 .

Take care when developing this film – follow Kodak’s recommendation to develop it in full darkness for the best results. Kodak Gold 200 Review: The Features and Benefits

In Summary

It may cost over twice as much as it did a few decades ago, but the bottom line is that Kodak Colorplus 200 is one of the cheapest 35mm color film available. While the latitude is there, we’ve found that we usually prefer Kodak Colorplus 200 when exposed as accurately as possible. Similar to most C-41 color films, Kodak Color Plus 200 offers a daylight color balance. This means that the film is intended for use in – you guessed it – daylight. Kodak ColorPlus 200 is one of the cheapest colour negative 35mm films still available. Cheaper than the other Kodak consumer grade colour films Gold 200 and Ultramax 400. But, as we’ll see later, don’t let that put you off. If you’re doing some sort of high-end, professional work that requires the finest grain possible or images to be blown up to huge sizes, then you may want to consider a professional, low speed film.

For example, the very popular Cinestill 800T features a “tungsten” color balance, intended for use in artificial light. As a result, the colors and tones of the photos will look significantly different than those taken with a daylight balanced film. Kodak released a film called Kodacolor II in 1972. This was replaced by Kodacolor VR 100 in 1983. The VR range of films was based on technology used in old Kodak disc films. Because these disc films had a higher agitation rate, Kodak found the Kodacolor emulsions had their speeds doubled. The ISO 100 emulsion effectively became ISO 200. This makes Kodak Gold a popular choice for portrait and landscape photography, while Kodak Ultramax is popular for outdoor and snapshot photography. Want to recreate that happy, carefree, summer holiday feel? The Kodak Gold 200 is the obvious choice! Fine Grain No matter what type of film you’re using, lower speeds have finer grain. So, the relatively slow speed of 200 ISO means Colorplus is on the finer side.The film is grainier than Portra 400 and makes a slightly more stark and contrasty image, which makes it pretty much perfect for moody, dimly lit scenes in which grain and contrast are welcome. Images made with 800 look more like a traditional color negative film, which is welcome considering how close to digital perfection images from Portra 160 and 400 can be. This film is flexible enough to push to 400 if required, however we would only advise doing this if you are short of light – not for apparent creative reasons as it’s better to have the best possible quality negative. While Portra 160 is very obviously suited to portraiture, it also shines with general photography. While films like Ultramax, Gold, and Ektar will saturate the hell out of any color present in the frame, Portra 160 instead goes for depth and subtlety. This is perfect for images which emphasize texture and detail rather than bold color and contrast. Portra 160 has become a favorite of wedding photographers, portrait photographers, and photographers who generally prefer a gentler, even dreamier image. I like this film. That’s a good final thought to have, but probably not enough to end this on. So let’s expand. Also let’s get the negative things out of the way before we get to the positives.

For this reason, we usually reserve Kodak Colorplus 200 for shooting on bright, sunny days. If you need an all-purpose film that can handle a variety of lighting situations, there are better options, like Kodak Ultramax 400. That said, we don’t have any real complaints about the grain when shooting Kodak Colorplus 200. Especially with an accurate exposure and good scans, we don’t really think anything about the grain on most shots. I also found the sharpness more than acceptable and a fair amount of contrast too when I shot it in the afternoon sun. Images made on Eastman Double X tend to have a gritty, stark overall tone. Under controlled lighting and with precise exposure and filter usage this film can exhibit the smooth, beautiful midtones it was formulated for, but in high contrast situations this film easily takes shadows and highlights right to the edge, crushing shadows and blowing highlights left and right. It’s not a film for every situation, but rewards discretion and meticulous shooting with contrasty, beautiful images.KODAK_200-8 has OK resolution and fairly fine grain. I wouldn’t consider it to be particularly sharp, or particularly high resolution, but it’s totally serviceable. It’s grain is also not anything to write home about. It’s visible, but pretty middle of the road. Buy Kodak ColorPlus 200 Film Kodak Gold 200 is a 120 consumer-grade film, like 35mm films ColorPlus 200 and UltraMax 400. In comparison, you can expect more saturation than Kodak ColorPlus, and warmer tones than Kodak UltraMax. You won’t get as fine a grain as Kodak Portra 400 120. This warmness is certainly there with Kodak Gold 200. That and some other image qualities only add to the reasons why this was an ideal family holiday film.