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

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For shots around town, of the family, or everyday life, Kodak Ultramax is hard to beat. Its color rendition is true to life, less punchy and saturated than Fujifilm’s consumer-grade film Superia 400. Blues and yellows and greens are perfectly balanced, while reds are nicely restrained, which is a blessing since many consumer-grade films seem to oversaturate in the reds. This overall color accuracy makes the film perfect for travel, or for shooting landscapes or cityscapes. This isn’t a new Film Simulation Recipe, but simply a tweak of the X-Trans IV Kodak Ultramax 400 recipe to make it compatible with X-Trans V cameras. Because blue in Classic Chrome is rendered deeper on X-Trans V than X-Trans IV, Color Chrome FX Blue needs to be set to Off instead of Weak. Otherwise, this recipe is identical to the X-Trans IV version. For those with an X-T3, X-T30, or X-Trans III camera, there’s a version for you, too. Achieve excellent results indoors without needing special lighting conditions or professional equipment

I also had some issues with the casts appearing in certain image areas after being balanced out in others. This is why I think it’s a lot easier to work with this film in full sun or warm-tone lighting. An exception to this rule may be skin tones, which appear natural in most conditions (whereas building materials, the sky, and certain natural textures will suffer). You can see straight away that Ultramax is indeed more sensitive to light, across the spectrum - which corresponds to it's higher ISO. And you can also see that the shape of the yellow curve is slightly more uniform across its peak. The colors from Kodak UltraMax 400 come out well saturated and are a bit on the warmer side; a typical Kodak look. When compared to output from professional films, the results from Kodak UltraMax 400 appear to have a slightly higher saturation. Kodak did this to appeal to the mass consumers who generally love to see colors pop in the images. Like most Kodak films, its warm tones make UltraMax a good portrait film and its strong saturation works well for landscapes as well.Kodak UltraMax with Canon QL25, scanned at a minilab (Chiang Mai). How much does Kodak UltraMax 400 cost, and where to buy it.

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. Due to Ultramaxs saturation, it might not be perfect for skin tones as it might render some colours a bit bolder than you might expect. Portra 400 on the other hand renders pretty natural colour and skin tones.

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Whether you’re new to film photography, or a seasoned skeptic who’s loyal to another type of film, we’ve come up with 10 reasons to try shooting Ultramax 400.

The warmness and saturation it gives to these shots is accurate to the light when I took them. Or at least my memory of it. It’s a good memory of a good time spent shooting, and I think that’s important to have.Finer grain for clear, sharp pictures; Great for enlargements; Improved prints from underexposed negatives