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 Panorama is a variant of the original mju-I (1991) compact, adding a panoramic-mode selector that masks the film gate to produce a ~13mm x 36mm cropped frame instead of the standard 24mm x 36mm full frame. The lens is the same 35mm f/3.5 as the base mju-I; the camera is otherwise functionally identical - program-only exposure, active autofocus, clamshell body, CR123A power. The panoramic mode is an in-camera crop: the mask physically narrows the frame height, and compatible lab printers (or the photographer's own printing setup) produce the wide letterbox print from that cropped negative. No image information is added - it is a formatting choice, not an optical panorama.
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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
A first-generation mju body with a panoramic-mode switch - full-frame or letterboxed, in the original slim clamshell.
| Field | Value |
|---|
| Format | 35mm (full-frame or panorama crop) |
| Lens | 35mm f/3.5 |
| Years | ~1992-1995 |
| Shutter | ~2s - 1/500s, electronic leaf |
| Modes | Program only |
| Panorama mode | In-camera mask (~13 x 36 mm) |
| Weatherproof | Yes (clamshell sealed) |
| Weight | ~165 g |
| Battery | 1x CR123A |
| ISO range | 50-3200 (DX coded) |
The original mju-I launched in 1991 and was notable for its slim clamshell form factor, weatherproof seals, and the compact 35mm f/3.5 lens - sharper than many contemporary consumer zooms. Olympus introduced panorama-mode variants of several compact lines in the early-to-mid 1990s in response to consumer interest in wide-format prints. APS (Advanced Photo System) had not yet launched (it arrived in 1996), and panoramic-mode compacts were a low-cost way to offer letterbox prints using existing 35mm film and lab infrastructure.
The mju Panorama appeared around 1992 as a direct derivative of the mju-I, adding only the mode switch and internal mask. It was discontinued around the time APS cameras began displacing the panoramic-mode compact market, circa 1995. The mju-II, launched in 1997, did not carry a panorama-mode variant.
The mju Panorama documents a transitional period in consumer photography when panoramic prints were popular but APS had not yet standardized the format. For collectors, it is an interesting footnote in the mju line: the underlying 35mm f/3.5 optical block is the same acclaimed lens as the mju-I, which means the camera produces the same quality full-frame images alongside its panoramic mode. Switching the camera to full-frame recovers the entire negative.
In practical terms, the panoramic crop reduces the usable negative area substantially. Enlargements from the cropped portion show more grain than full-frame prints at the same output size. Contemporary users who want panoramic results would generally shoot full-frame and crop in post; the mju Panorama's mask mode is primarily of historical interest.
The 35mm f/3.5 lens, however, remains genuinely good. On full-frame, the mju Panorama is functionally equivalent to the mju-I and produces the same clean, contrasty results that made the original mju-I a sleeper favorite among compact-camera enthusiasts.
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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