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 Trip 300 is a 35mm autofocus compact introduced in 1995. It carries the Trip name made famous by the selenium-metered Trip 35 of 1967, but the two cameras share little beyond the badge. Where the Trip 35 was a mechanical camera with a coupled selenium meter and zone focus, the Trip 300 is a fully automatic, motor-driven plastic compact aimed squarely at the budget end of the point-and-shoot market.
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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 budget 1990s plastic compact that revived the Trip name for mass-market autofocus point-and-shoot users.
| Field | Value |
|---|
| Format | 35mm (24x36mm) |
| Lens | Fixed |
| Shutter | ~1s - 1/200s, programmed electronic |
| Meter | TTL |
| Exposure modes | Program (auto) |
| Viewfinder | Optical brightline |
| ISO range | 50 - 1600 (DX coded) |
| Battery | 2x AA |
| Flash | Built-in, auto / fill / off |
| Weatherproofing | None |
The original Trip 35 ran from 1967 to 1984 and sold in very large numbers in the UK and Europe, where it became the camera of choice for casual family photography and holiday snaps. Its simplicity and reliability made it a staple, and the name carried genuine affection among consumers.
When Olympus revived the Trip designation in the mid-1990s with models like the Trip 300, the intent was to trade on that nostalgia while delivering a thoroughly modern autofocus product. The Trip 300 (1995) sits in this revival sequence alongside the Trip XB and Trip RC, each a different configuration of the same basic budget plastic compact premise. None of these models recreate the mechanics of the original; they are straightforward programmed automatics that happen to wear the Trip name.
By 1995 the budget point-and-shoot segment was saturated, with Olympus, Canon, Nikon, Fuji, and Kodak all competing on price. The Trip 300 positioned Olympus at the accessible end of its range, below the premium mju and Stylus lines.
The Trip 300 is historically interesting primarily as a document of how Olympus managed brand equity from the Trip 35 era. The original Trip 35 remains one of the most sought-after budget compacts from its period; the Trip 300 is not. The contrast between the two illustrates how a mechanical camera with a distinct design identity outlasts a plastic contemporary built for disposability.
For film photographers today, the Trip 300 is a usable, inexpensive camera for situations where optical performance is less important than cost and simplicity. Its AA batteries make it easy to source power anywhere. It will not produce images matching the mju-II's optics, but for casual documentary or snapshot use it remains functional.
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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