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 Konica Big Mini BM-510 is a variant within Konica's Big Mini autofocus compact series, produced approximately in the mid-1990s. Like other Big Mini models, it uses a fixed **Konica Hexanon** prime lens, program autoexposure, active autofocus, and built-in flash in a lightweight polycarbonate shell. The BM-510 occupies a later position in the model lineage after the BM-301 and BM-302; exact specification differences from the BM-301 have not been confirmed from primary sources and are left as `~` throughout this file.
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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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A later-series Big Mini variant - fixed Hexanon lens, program AE, ultra-compact form factor.
| Field | Value |
|---|
| Format | 35mm |
| Lens | ~ Konica Hexanon prime (formula unconfirmed) |
| Years | ~1993–~1997 |
| Shutter | ~ electronic leaf |
| Modes | Program |
| Battery | ~ |
The Big Mini line evolved through several model designations from the original BM-201 (1989) through the BM-301, BM-302, BM-310z (zoom), and later single-focal-length variants. The BM-510 designation places it in the later phase of the fixed-lens line, likely contemporaneous with or following the BM-302. Konica wound down the Big Mini range in the second half of the 1990s as the Konica-Minolta merger reorganized its camera product lines.
As a later entry in the Big Mini line, the BM-510 inherits the line's core appeal: Hexanon optics, compact dimensions, and a lower price point than competing premium compacts. If specification differences from the BM-301 are confirmed, they would distinguish this file's purpose; until then, the BM-510 documents a variant for collector reference.
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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