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 Smena 3 is a Soviet 35mm scale-focus compact produced by LOMO (Leningrad Optical-Mechanical Association) from 1958 to approximately 1962. It is one of the earlier iterations of the Smena series, sitting between the Smena 2 and Smena 4 in the numbered sequence that LOMO worked through during the late 1950s and early 1960s. The Smena 3 is fitted with the T-22 40mm f/4.5 triplet taking lens rather than the T-43 that became standard in later models. The Bakelite body, mechanical-only shutter, and complete absence of metering are consistent across the Smena range of this era. No battery is required. Exposure is set entirely by the photographer using scale focus for distance and manual aperture and shutter selection.
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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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An early Smena with a shutter-speed scale on the dial and the T-22 triplet - the line finding its shape.
| Field | Value |
|---|
| Format | 35mm |
| Lens | LOMO T-22 40mm f/4.5 (triplet, fixed) |
| Focus | Scale focus |
| Shutter speeds | ~1/15s, 1/30s, 1/60s, 1/100s + B |
| Flash sync | ~ |
| Meter | None |
| Modes | Manual aperture + manual shutter |
| Body material | Bakelite |
| Weight | ~200 g |
| Battery | None required |
The Smena name first appeared in 1953, designating a new class of low-cost 35mm cameras intended for mass domestic consumption in the Soviet Union. LOMO worked through a sequence of numbered models during the 1950s, each representing incremental refinements rather than fundamental redesigns. The Smena 3 arrived in 1958, fitting into this period of iteration. Its lens, the T-22, is a triplet design predating the T-43 that would become the signature glass of the Smena 8 and Smena 8M. The transition from T-22 to T-43 across the Smena series represents one of the few substantive optical changes in the line's history. By the time the Smena 3 gave way to the Smena 4, LOMO was moving steadily toward the formula that the Smena 8 would codify: T-43 lens, Bakelite body, mechanical shutter, no meter, no battery.
The Smena 3 is primarily of historical interest as a transitional model in the Smena lineage. It documents a moment before the T-43 became standard: the T-22 is optically distinct, and comparing results from T-22 cameras against T-43 cameras reveals differences in rendering that are significant to the technically curious shooter. The shutter-speed scale on the dial - a detail that improved usability over earlier models - became a consistent feature of subsequent Smena cameras. For collectors, the Smena 3 is rarer than the much more numerous Smena 8 and Smena 8M, since production runs of the early numbered Smena models were substantially smaller. For shooters, it remains a fully functional Bakelite 35mm that produces the lo-fi triplet rendering associated with Soviet budget cameras of its era.
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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