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 Hexar AF Limited Edition (~1995) is a cosmetically distinguished variant of the Konica Hexar AF autofocus compact, sharing its full specification: **Konica Hexanon 35mm f/2** fixed lens (7 elements, 6 groups), aperture-priority and program exposure modes, hybrid passive/active autofocus, and the camera's defining **silent mode**. The Limited Edition is identified by an engraved or applied decorative plate on the body - typically on the top plate or front face - with edition-specific text or numbering marking it as a production-limited variant.
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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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The engraved-plate Hexar - functionally identical to the standard AF, distinguished by an applied decorative identification plate and collector rarity.
| Field | Value |
|---|
| Format | 35mm |
| Lens | Konica Hexanon 35mm f/2, 7 elements / 6 groups |
| Year | ~1995 |
| Shutter | 30s - 1/250s, electronic leaf |
| Flash sync | All speeds |
| Meter | Center-weighted silicon |
| EV range | EV -1 - EV 17 |
| Modes | Aperture priority, program, manual-distance |
| Dimensions | ~138 x 77 x 57 mm |
| Battery | 1x CR123A |
| Production quantity | ~ (limited, undocumented) |
Konica introduced the Hexar AF in 1993, initially in black and silver-finish variants. Over the following decade the company issued a series of cosmetic limited editions targeting collectors and premium buyers: the Hexar AF Black (all-black with black lens ring), the Hexar Rhodium (metallic platinum/grey finish), the Hexar Gold (~1996, gold-plated exterior in extremely small quantity), and the Limited Edition with decorative engraved plate (~1995).
The Limited Edition predates the more opulent Gold variant and sits between the standard production variants and the precious-metal Rhodium and Gold editions in the collector hierarchy. It was marketed specifically for the Japanese domestic market and produced in quantities sufficiently low to make clean examples genuinely rare in 2026 used markets.
All Hexar AF variants shared production through Konica's film camera operations until the Konica-Minolta merger in 2003 effectively ended the line.
The Hexar AF Limited Edition matters primarily as a collector variant rather than a functional tool - its cameras are identical in use to the standard Hexar AF, and the practical case for seeking one over a standard silver or black body comes down to condition, collectability, and price premium tolerance.
The Hexanon 35mm f/2 remains the real argument for any Hexar AF variant over contemporaries. At f/2 it provides a full stop over the Contax T2's 38/2.8, with rendering characterized by even field illumination, restrained rendering of bokeh, and well-controlled flare. The silent mode - reducing mechanical noise by slowing film advance and dampening the shutter cycle - is the feature that distinguished the Hexar AF from every other premium compact of its era and continues to make the platform useful for unobtrusive photography.
In 2026, the Limited Edition commands a premium over standard Hexar AFs on the strength of rarity and condition-of-issue rather than any optical or mechanical differentiation. Buyers seeking a shooter should consider whether the premium justifies the acquisition over a clean standard variant.
Lens fixed: Konica Hexanon 35mm f/2, 7 elements in 6 groups. No interchangeable-lens system.
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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