If I am for vibrance and contrast and strong saturation (especially the reds and blue) I load up the Fuji.įuji ProPlus II came out and I used that for festivals and street parades because of its screaming reds and blues and very fine grain even at ISO 400. If I’m aiming for the nostalgic look, I load Kodak because of its strong yellow tinge. What you see is what you can get.Ĭoming to which one I use depends on the intent. As per film, supply is never regular here. I splurge and bought–I think–50 rolls of those. There was a time that a flood of FujiProPlus 100 and 200 swamp the market. For black and white it’s just TMax 400.įor Fujicolor, what we have here is just the regular Fujicolor 100, 200 and 400. Sometimes the rare E100 Ektachrome pops up. What is available here in my country the Philippines from Kodak was C100 and C200, ProPhoto100 (the one that comes in 5-pack boxes) and Kodak Gold 400. When I was still shooting film seven-eight years ago, I used both Kodak and Fujicolor. Check out more examples at the Half Frame Club IG or the link in my author profile below! I will always have a soft spot for Gold 200 but these days, Fuji C200 is my film of choice for 200 ASA C41 film.

I like the film so much I have included it in promos for camera rentals and zine releases as well. I have blown up some prints to 18×24 and they look great. I’ve noticed that it has significantly finer grain than Kodak Gold 200, which is a benefit when you are shooting half-frame negatives. Whenever I test or review a half-frame camera for, I load Fuji C200, set the film speed to 100 and shoot. For my style of photography and typical San Diego lighting conditions, I find it vastly superior. Thanks for reading my little comparison and please do let me know what you think in the comments section below.Īfter this test, I went all-in on Fuji C200. Which stock do like better? Does one shine for you under certain conditions and for certain subjects? Which of these two film stocks do you normally shoot? Finally, does anything you see here make you want to switch? I’d love to hear your thoughts. Third, I believe it has a bit more contrast overall. Second, I also believe it has a more greenish bluish cast. The three main ones: first, I believe Fujicolor C200 has a little bit of a finer grain to it. The bracketing made a difference, but not as much as you would think, box speed looked the best IMHO and in case you’re still curious, the Fuji frames are on the left and the Kodak frames on the right. See if you can guess which one is Fuji C200 and which one is Kodak Gold 200. None of them are epic, but you can definitely see the difference in film stocks. So here the shots, 16 pairs, 32 in total. You never know, Gold overexposed one stop could be much better than the Fuji 200 shot at box speed or vice versa. I almost never expose film at box speed, so to be fair when comparing these films, I metered with one camera to determine exposure, say 125 f8, then I manually bracketed two stops in either direction by adjusting only the shutter speed. The cameras were both freshly CLA’d and the meters were exactly the same after a few test shots.

I went on a little walk around the block, put on my headphones and burned through both rolls in about 35 minutes. It’s lightweight, contrasty, sharp and has neutral color rendition so it’s perfect to compare film stocks. I have 2 of them just to perform little tests like this. If I am shooting an SLR, I am shooting a Pentax and the Pentax-M SMC 50mm f/1.7 is one of my go-to lenses. The only way to really tell is to take images with the same camera and the same settings at the exact same time with the same lens, so I loaded up two Pentax MX cameras with a pair of SMC 50mm f/1.7 lenses. As often is the case, one day I was sitting around wondering what using C200 would be like, so I did what any person would do… I went on Amazon, bought a couple of rolls and proceeded to try it out. So, I had used Kodak Gold 200 since the dawn of time and I’ve never tried Fujicolor C200. I’m sharing my results as I believe they have some value for other people in the community and well, it’s fun. Your needs may well differ from mine, so this test isn’t for everyone and shouldn’t be considered “definitive”.

This little test is really about discovering which readily available consumer-grade 200 ISO C-41 film best fits my needs. Film review: Kodak Gold 200 vs Fujicolor C200 comparison - EMULSIVE Close Search for:

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