Kodak Ultramax 400 Color Negative Film (ISO 400) 35mm 24-Exposures - 2 Pack (2 Items)

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For example in this image, I set the camera ASA to 400. Then I used the internal light meter of the Nikon F3 to meter and expose for the shadows by the river in the bottom left corner of the image.

As I talked about in the Gold review, whether you like that in your work is going to be down to personal taste. I’ve heard people say, both online and in person, that they don’t. That they dislike Ultramax chiefly because of that. Based on what I’ve shot, I’m in the latter camp. Right now I prefer it to Gold 200. I’ve had better results with it – to my eye anyway – and appreciate the higher ISO is there should I ever need it. With that higher ISO, Ultramax is a more all-purpose film than Gold 200 and can be shot in lower light or to achieve higher shutter speeds in the same light. Hence the footballer icon on the box and that previous name that told you straight up it’s a versatile film. For regular sized snapshots, it seems negligible, with the amount of grain overall perfectly acceptable for me. I don’t develop my own film but all the information you need for Ultramax can be found on Kodak’s own technical data sheet.That’s still true, although I quite like it in the photographs here. Perhaps that’s because they kind of are travel shots, as opposed to ones taken in and around my neighbourhood. As seen above, when correctly exposed, Portra 400 will exhibit greater levels of saturation and contrast than an overexposed Ultramax 400 image. This produces a far punchier result. Additionally, the colour cast in the Ultramax image is particularly noticeable here, while a correctly exposed Portra 400 image showcases a truly beautiful graduation and separation of colours across the luminance bands. Capture amazing outdoor photos with vivid colour contrast, accurate colour reproduction and sharp images If you underexpose the image too much, you risk muddling the shadows and introducing grain into the image since it has coarser grain.

What this also means is that if you’re shooting in a high contrast scene with bright highlights and dark shadows, you’ll be able to retain more detail at both extremes. Trying to figure out if you are better suited to analogue or digital photography? Take our super fun and super easy quiz to find out! Kodak Portra 400

When Portra 400 was first released, Kodak stated that it was the finest colour grain of any 400 speed film. The gentleness of the grain produces beautifully clear images when correctly exposed. Portra 400 has clear, warm tones, vivid saturation, and excellent skin tone reproduction, making it perfectly suited to portrait photography, and the first choice for many consumers and professionals alike. It is a great option for shooting outdoors with natural light. One potential advantage Ultramax has over Gold 200 and Colorplus 200 is its 400 ISO rating. I say potential because this might not matter depending on the photography you’re doing with it. While that’s the single most valid reason to like or dislike a film, it is a subjective one. Nobody can tell these people they’re wrong, just as they can’t say you’re wrong for being an Ultramax fan. Kodak UltraMax with Canon QL25, scanned at a minilab (Chiang Mai). How much does Kodak UltraMax 400 cost, and where to buy it.

Is Kodak Ultramax as capable of making pretty pictures of people as Kodak’s well-loved Portra? It could be. In the right light, Ultramax certainly does an adequate impression of the famous portrait film when the sun is up and we meter properly. Would I trust a wedding shoot to Ultramax? Probably not. I’d be more likely to use a medium format camera loaded with Portra, and since Ultramax doesn’t come in medium format, well, that’s that. Achieve excellent results indoors without needing special lighting conditions or professional equipment On there you’ll find recommended apertures and shutter speeds for different light conditions, a guide to which filter and exposure adjustments to use when shooting under different types of light, and a table of benefits and features of the film.Colour-balanced for smooth skin tones and natural hues, it delivers bright blues, greens and reds out of the box – perfect for all kinds of photography; from portraits to action scenes. Features: Is Kodak Ultramax as capable of making the stunning and vivid landscapes we see from Ektar and Provia? Possibly. Though not as fine-grained as those professional-level films, it’s certainly got enough resolving power to make sharp and smooth images. Would I use it for a paid commercial real-estate gig? Probably not. I’d use my Sony a7II or a medium format Hasselblad loaded with slide film. In this first comparison, we can see the greater levels of saturation in the Ultramax image when compared to the Portra shot, especially in the more shadowy luminance bands. The Portra image is, however, sharper than the Ultramax frame, likely due to the larger grain the Ultramax image masking its sharpness. The presence of the yellower tones is also noted in the Ultramax image.