C41
Kodak Gold 200
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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The Olympus Pen EE-2 (1968) is the second iteration of the Pen EE line. The main change vs the original Pen EE (1961): a **hot shoe** instead of cold shoe (allowing dedicated hot-shoe flashes). Otherwise mechanically and optically identical: D Zuiko 28/3.5 lens, selenium meter, programmed exposure, fixed focus.
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C41
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
The middle Pen EE. EE with hot shoe added. Otherwise identical to the original 1961 Pen EE.
| Field | Value |
|---|
| Format | 35mm half-frame (18×24 mm) |
| Lens | D Zuiko 28mm f/3.5 |
| Years | 1968–1973 |
| Shutter | 1/40s or 1/200s, programmed leaf |
| Flash sync | All speeds |
| Meter | Selenium photocell (no battery) |
| Modes | Programmed AE; manual aperture for flash |
| Weight | 360 g |
| Battery | None |
Released 1968. Production ran 5 years until 1973 when the Pen EE-3 took over (with refined cosmetics). Mechanically the EE / EE-2 / EE-3 are largely identical; the differences are cosmetic and the flash interface.
For 2026 buyers, the Pen EE-2 occupies a middle ground in pricing between the original EE (sometimes pricier as collector) and the EE-3 (more common). Selenium meters on most surviving bodies still work, the lens is sharp, and the half-frame format gives 72 frames per roll.
Lens fixed. Hot shoe (added on EE-2).
Ilford HP5 Plus is a flexible ISO 400 black-and-white film with classic grain and strong push-processing tolerance.
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 Tri-X 400 is a classic black-and-white film known for strong tonality, visible grain, and documentary character.
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