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 MR-70 (1980) is a compact 35mm point-and-shoot camera positioned at the budget end of Konica's consumer line. It carries a fixed Hexanon 35mm f/2.8 lens - a focal length well suited to general snapshots and modestly wide environmental shots - and uses a fully programmed autoexposure system: the camera manages both shutter speed and aperture without manual override. Focus is fixed, calibrated for a hyperfocal distance that keeps subjects reasonably sharp from roughly 1.5 metres to infinity at f/2.8.
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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
Konica's early-1980s programmed-AE compact, built around a fixed Hexanon 35mm lens.
| Field | Value |
|---|
| Format | 35mm |
| Lens | ~Hexanon 35mm f/2.8 (fixed) |
| Focus | Fixed (hyperfocal) |
| Shutter | Programmed auto leaf shutter |
| Meter | Programmed AE (TTL or external CdS) |
| Modes | Program only |
| Flash | Built-in (auto-activating) |
| Battery | ~2x AA |
| Viewfinder | Optical direct-vision |
The MR-70 arrived at the point when the Japanese camera industry was flooding the consumer market with programmed compact 35mm cameras. The late 1970s had seen the success of the Konica C35 EF (1975, with built-in flash) establish a template for the self-contained auto-everything compact. By 1980, manufacturers including Konica, Canon, Minolta, Olympus, and Pentax were competing intensely in this segment with bodies that were functionally very similar.
The MR-70 represents Konica's mid-tier response in this race: it uses a genuine Hexanon-branded lens to justify a modest premium over pure budget cameras, while offering the fixed-focus simplicity that kept manufacturing costs low. Autofocus compacts (pioneered by the Canon AF35M in 1977 and the Konica C35 MF in 1979) were becoming common; the MR-70's fixed-focus design was already slightly conservative for 1980.
Konica would develop the Big Mini series through the 1980s and early 1990s into a strong compact line. The MR-70 predates that premium compact identity and is best understood as a transitional product.
The MR-70 is not a landmark camera. Its significance is modest: it is a competent Hexanon-lens compact from a period when Konica was still working out how to compete in the programmed-AE market before the Big Mini series gave the brand a clear identity in premium compacts.
For practical shooters, the 35mm f/2.8 Hexanon lens is the main draw. Konica's Hexanon optics have a consistent reputation for pleasant rendering, and a fixed-lens compact at hyperfocal delivers reliable, fuss-free results in good light. The MR-70 suits a shooter who wants a pocketable beater with a known-quality lens and has no need for autofocus or manual control.
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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