Kodak Gold 200asa 35mm - 36 exp Single

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If you shoot in the daytime and are after a more sombre look, that warmness we talked about earlier might also mean this isn’t the film for you. Something cooler like Fujicolor C200 could be more suited. It’s all down to personal taste. If you like shooting in direct sunlight, Kodak Gold is fantastic for that and will still maintain details in the highlights. Think of something that had its heyday in the 1980s, continued to do well in the 1990s, survived the 2000s, and is still around today albeit at nowhere near the level it once was. In open shade, it has a soft, warm, and muted look. And in high contrast situations, it has amazing latitude to keep details in the highlights and the shadows. It creates a colorful and almost vintage style of image, reminiscent of the 1990’s. Could you maybe do an article on the difference between “professional” and consumer film? As you imply a lot of things like weddings would not be recommended to use consumer film. But why? You say that consumer film has more color saturation but how does that explain ektar?

However, the colors this film produces aren’t for everyone. Take a close look at some of the images shot with this 35mm film to see how you feel about the strong color casts, particularly the heavy yellow and magenta tones. You can create cool, retro shots with the Kodak Colour Plus 200, but it’s not for everyone. If you’re looking for a faster film speed, the Kodak Ultramax 400 fits the bill. Pair it with one of the best film cameras and you’re good to go. Excellent latent-image keeping characteristics: Excellent consistency & Excellent processing robustness. With Kodak Ultramax 400, we start to approach a more all-purpose style film that can accommodate a wider variety of settings.Kodak Gold 200 creates high-quality images that come out crisp and clear. You shouldn’t get any fuzziness or blurry shots with this film. It’s also suitable for taking photos that you want to enlarge and print out, without the result being hazy or pixelated. Scanning

As with most films, the grain in your images can vary depending on the time of day and the situation, becoming more obvious if you shoot in dark conditions. But overall, the grain is very pleasing and creates beautiful photos. Wide Exposure Latitude In addition to providing information about colour sensitivity, spectral sensitivity curves can also be used to determine the film's sensitivity to different light sources, such as tungsten or fluorescent lighting. This information is useful for colour correction and can help photographers achieve the desired look for their images.Kodak Gold has a lot of overexposure latitude, so I knew that metering for the cashier would mean that I wouldn’t blow out the details on the neon sign outside, even though it’s significantly brighter. Getting a perfect exposure isn’t easy with film since you don’t get an immediate result. As well, it’s hard to know what went wrong when you only see the negatives a week, or even a couple months later. So getting the right exposure requires you to be proactive. This warmness I keep mentioning gives an effortless and unmistakably vintage quality. That sounds like a redundant thing to say when talking about a camera film, but hear me out. Also, this is just my opinion. 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. Kodak’s T-max films are downright modern compared with the historically powerful Tri-X. They have rich mid-tones and super fine grain, coupled with excellent exposure latitude.

When underexposing, or pushing Kodak Gold, you’ll notice that the shadows become muddy and green when they’re shot around ISO 800. This can be a really cool look if that’s what you’re going for. In fact, it’s one of the main reasons why I keep shooting Kodak Gold, even when it starts to get dark. It’s fun to play around with beams of light for contrast.

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Type of Photography: If you will be shooting portraits, Kodak Gold is a good choice due to its natural color reproduction and good skin tones. If you will be shooting outdoor or snapshot photography, Kodak Ultramax with its vibrant and punchy colors is a good choice.

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. Kodak’s slowest offering in the Portra lineup is also one of their most intriguing. Portra 160 is perhaps the most archetypical of the Portra philosophy – it offers a subtler, gentler color palette when compared to other color negative emulsions. Pair this understated color palette to the fine grain offered by an ISO 160 film, and you end up with one of the finest portraiture films on the market. I honestly haven’t had any issues with Kodak Gold 200, but I would suggest avoiding tungsten and florescent lighting situations unless you’re willing to use a filter, which will cause you to lose a stop or two of exposure. If that is the case, you might as well use flash.For what these shots are, which is a bunch made on a casual afternoon walking around my neighbourhood, and for the price of the film they were shot on, I can’t be unhappy with how they came out. Kodak Gold is actually vintage and there’s nothing forced about it the look it gives. If you use it while travelling or on holiday and your photographs resemble the ones from your childhood holidays, that’s because they’re possibly being shot on the same film. What I mean there is, new offerings like JCH Street Pan 400 are great – they really are – but they’re new. And while Ilford films have a grand history, I don’t imagine many 1980s holidaying housewives were loading HP5 into their Canon Sure Shots. Where Portra 800 tends to disappoint is when it’s under-exposed. Under-exposed images take on the dreaded green shadows so familiar to color negative shooters. That said, experienced low-light shooters will have a ball with this film. Buy it here in 35mm, here in medium format. Shooting film doesn’t have to be expensive. When prices on professional films like Kodak Portra keep rising, it’s no wonder consumers are looking for cheaper film options. Kodak Gold isn’t as flexible as Portra, but it creates that warm look that photographers go to film for in the first place. Here’s why I keep buying Kodak Gold.