C41
Kodak Portra 400
Kodak Portra 400 is a professional C-41 color negative film known for flexible exposure latitude, natural skin tones, and fine grain.
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The Kodak Stereo Camera is a 35mm stereo camera produced by Eastman Kodak Company of Rochester, New York, introduced in 1954. It uses standard 35mm film with the 5-perforation (Realist-compatible) frame spacing, producing 24x23mm stereo pairs. Two matched Kodak Anaston f/3.5 lenses are mounted at a stereo baseline of approximately 70mm, identical to the interpupillary standard established by the Stereo Realist. A single Flash Synchro shutter serves both lenses simultaneously. The camera is fully mechanical with no battery requirement. Kodak positioned the camera in the midrange of the US stereo market, competing directly with the Stereo Realist that had established the format six years earlier.
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C41
Kodak Portra 400 is a professional C-41 color negative film known for flexible exposure latitude, natural skin tones, and fine grain.
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Kodak Gold 200 is a daylight-balanced C-41 color negative film with warm color, moderate grain, and a classic consumer-film look.
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Kodak UltraMax 400 is a versatile consumer-grade ISO 400 daylight-balanced color negative film with T-grain emulsion, delivering warm Kodak colors, fine-for-speed grain (PGI 46), and wide exposure latitude. Currently in production and available globally as a single-roll and multi-pack.
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About this camera
Kodak's entry into the postwar 3D photography boom - straightforward, sturdy, and Realist-format compatible.
| Field | Value |
|---|
| Format | 35mm (5-perforation Realist format) |
| Frame size | 24 x 23 mm stereo pairs |
| Stereo baseline | ~70 mm |
| Years | 1954 - 1959 |
| Lenses | Twin Kodak Anaston f/3.5, 35mm each |
| Shutter | Flash Synchro leaf, 1/25s - 1/150s + B |
| Flash sync | M-sync |
| Meter | None |
| Focus | Scale / zone focus |
| Battery | None required |
Kodak entered the stereo camera market in 1954, roughly at the peak of American interest in 3D photography, which had been significantly amplified by the 3D cinema wave of 1952-1953 (House of Wax, Creature from the Black Lagoon, and others). By adopting the same 5-perforation Realist format, Kodak ensured its camera was compatible with the existing ecosystem of Realist-format slide mounts, viewers, and projectors - a commercially sensible choice that also validated the Realist format as the de facto standard.
The Kodak Stereo Camera was produced from 1954 until 1959 - a brief five-year run that tracked almost exactly with the decline of mass-market stereo photography enthusiasm in the United States. As 3D cinema faded from American theaters by the mid-1950s and consumer interest in home stereo viewing contracted, demand for dedicated stereo cameras evaporated. Kodak discontinued the camera in 1959 without a successor.
The Kodak Stereo Camera is historically significant as evidence that the postwar 3D photography movement reached sufficient scale to attract the world's largest camera manufacturer. Kodak's entry validated the 5-perforation Realist format as the industry standard and gave the format a second major supporter alongside the David White Company. The Anaston lenses Kodak supplied were competent performers consistent with the company's mid-range optical production of the era.
Today the camera is of interest to collectors of both Kodak's history and stereo photography history. It is generally more available and somewhat less expensive on the used market than comparable Stereo Realist examples, partly because it lacks the cult cachet of the camera that established the format, and partly because its short production run means fewer were made. Its optical and mechanical performance is broadly comparable to the Realist f/3.5 - the practical difference for a shooter is minimal.
C41
Kodak ColorPlus 200 is an affordable, consumer-oriented daylight-balanced color negative film at ISO 200. Known for warm, slightly muted color rendition, fine grain, and wide exposure latitude, it is currently in production and widely available in Asia and select global markets.
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Kodak Tri-X 400 is a classic black-and-white film known for strong tonality, visible grain, and documentary character.
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