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 Quick Shooter Tele is a 1988 fixed-focus 35mm compact that adds a switchable telephoto focal length to the formula established by the original Quick Shooter (1986). Where the base Quick Shooter offered a single wide-angle-ish fixed lens, the Tele variant adds a second focal length - typically accessed via a physical switch or lever that inserts a supplementary lens element - to extend the working range for subjects at distance.
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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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A 1988 dual focal-length fixed-focus compact - the Quick Shooter with a switchable telephoto mode.
| Field | Value |
|---|
| Format | 35mm (24x36mm) |
| Lens | ~35mm / ~70mm Zuiko, fixed-focus, dual position |
| Shutter | ~1s - 1/200s, programmed electronic |
| Meter | TTL center-weighted |
| Exposure modes | Program (auto) |
| Viewfinder | Optical brightline (two frame lines for wide/tele) |
| ISO range | 100 - 3200 (DX coded) |
| Battery | 2x AA |
| Flash | Built-in, auto |
| Focus | Fixed (zone focus, not adjustable) |
| Year | 1988 |
The Quick Shooter Tele arrived two years after the original Quick Shooter and represents Olympus's response to competitive pressure in the budget compact segment. By 1988, manufacturers across the industry were adding tele modes to point-and-shoot cameras to justify higher price points and broader shelf appeal without moving consumers into full autofocus compacts.
Fixed-focus tele compacts are inherently limited by depth of field: a fixed-focus 70mm lens has a narrower depth of field than a 35mm equivalent, meaning the tele position has a tighter acceptable focus zone. Manufacturers compensated by using smaller maximum apertures in tele mode to extend depth of field.
Olympus's Quick Shooter line was positioned below the AF-1 and the XA series in both price and capability. The Tele variant bridged toward casual telephoto users without the added cost and mechanical complexity of a motorized zoom. The product name was eventually folded into the broader Olympus compact lineup as DX-coded autofocus cameras became cost-competitive with fixed-focus designs.
The Quick Shooter Tele is of modest collector interest today - it represents a practical solution to the one limitation of budget fixed-focus compacts: all subjects at all distances in a single focal length. The dual-position approach was simple and reliable, avoiding the failure modes of early zoom motors.
For current film photographers, the Tele functions as a usable snapshot camera at near-zero cost. The fixed-focus wide position is the more practical of the two for everyday use; the tele position is a convenience option for occasional use. As with all cameras of this type, a working example is worth more than a non-functional one, since repair economics rarely pencil out.
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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