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 Olympus mju Ace is a consumer-market zoom compact introduced around 2000 as part of the late mju (µ) zoom family. It shares the same weatherproof clamshell body language as the mju-III line but was positioned as a lower-cost entry point. The lens is a short zoom starting near 28mm at the wide end , giving it modest wide-angle reach compared to the standard 38mm start of the mju-III. Program-only exposure, autofocus, and built-in flash are the standard feature set.
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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
Budget-tier weatherproof zoom compact from the mju line - wide-ish zoom, clamshell body, circa 2000.
| Field | Value |
|---|
| Format | 35mm |
| Lens | ~28-56mm zoom (unverified) |
| Years | ~2000–~2003 |
| Shutter | ~4s – 1/500s, electronic leaf |
| Modes | Program only |
| Weatherproof | Yes (clamshell) |
| Battery | 1x CR123A |
| ISO | 100–3200 (DX) |
The mju Ace appeared during the twilight years of Olympus's 35mm compact program, roughly 2000–2003, as Olympus was beginning to shift engineering and marketing resources toward digital compacts. The late mju zoom line fragmented into a large number of model designations (Ace, Mini, Super, Sport, etc.) differentiated primarily by zoom range and cosmetic packaging. The Ace sits in the lower-middle of that hierarchy.
Production ceased sometime in the early 2000s as the brand pivoted to the Stylus digital line.
For 2026 buyers, the mju Ace occupies the very bottom of the used mju market: cheap, weatherproof, reasonably pocketable, program-only. It is not optically competitive with the mju-II (35mm f/2.8 prime) or even the better mju-III zoom variants. Its appeal is price - often under $50 - and the weatherproof clamshell that is useful for casual outdoor shooting.
If optical quality matters, look at the mju-II or mju-III Wide 100 instead.
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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