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 Pentax Zoom 90 WR (1992) is a weather-resistant 35 mm autofocus zoom compact designed for users who shoot outdoors in rain, dust, and humid conditions. It pairs a 38-90 mm variable focal length lens - a practical range covering wide-angle environmental shots through moderate telephoto - with a sealed body construction that protects against water splash and light precipitation. Exposure is fully automatic via a program-only system with DX film speed coding; the camera asks nothing of the operator beyond pointing and pressing.
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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
1992 weatherproof 38-90 mm zoom compact built for outdoor use in adverse conditions.
| Field | Value |
|---|
| Format | 35 mm |
| Lens | ~38-90 mm zoom, fixed |
| Shutter | ~1/2s - 1/300s, electronic leaf |
| Flash sync | ~1/100s |
| Exposure | Program auto only |
| Focus | Passive AF |
| ISO | DX-coded |
| Weather resistance | Splash-proof sealing |
| Weight | ~280 g |
| Battery | CR123A |
Pentax introduced the Zoom 70 in the early 1990s to address demand for compact zoom cameras at accessible price points, then extended the line with larger zoom ranges and feature variants. The Zoom 90 brought the range ceiling to 90 mm; the Zoom 90 WR added weather sealing to that foundation, timed to a period when competing brands - Olympus with the Mju Zoom, Nikon with the Zoom Touch - were similarly adding splash-resistance to mid-tier compacts.
The 38-90 mm range was a deliberate commercial choice: 38 mm is wide enough for group shots and travel landscapes without the distortion of a 28 mm wide, while 90 mm is long enough for moderate wildlife and candid portraits from a comfortable distance. The camera sold through outdoor and travel retail channels as well as general camera shops.
The WR line continued with models such as the ~Zoom 105 WR, extending both the zoom range and the weather resistance positioning.
The Zoom 90 WR represents the early 1990s peak of the accessible outdoor zoom compact before digital photography displaced film entirely. It demonstrates that weather sealing was achievable at consumer price points by the early 1990s - a capability that film camera manufacturers had largely mastered years before digital compact cameras offered equivalent protection.
For contemporary users, the 38-90 mm range remains practical, and the WR sealing makes the camera genuinely more useful than unsealed alternatives for wet-environment shooting on color negative film. The CR123A battery is still widely available.
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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