Kodak Gold 200 - Film Review

No, just kidding! 😀 I’ve shot a perfectly lit scene of the Popocatepetl, the highest active volcano in Mexico, at the time of writing this comment.

To be honest, the anti halation layer is not the strongest, because I got some halations on the trees in the foreground, but overall, nice vibrant yellows and orange/brown tones. The greens just fit nicely slightly more yellow into the overall very warm scene! If you print the negative 40×60 cm, and grain is your thing or, at least, you don’t mind, if it’s visible on the print, then this film is definetly for you! This is a good film for capturing and enlarging the overall scene, because it will be undeniably difficult to enlarge the small details you’ve captured in the scene! Otherwise, the 200 ISO allows you to use a fairly fast shutter speed, even in overcast conditions, that’s a big advantage compared to Kodak Ektachrome for example! I still think that Kodak Gold is, considering the comparably low price for this film, THE best and consistent film I’ve ever shot!

First time using it and have gotten two rolls developed and loved it so far. I just use a point and shoot Nikon for fun, but seeing how these came out made me happy and want to do it more and maybe take it more seriously. Can’t wait to shoot more with this!

At first I was a bit underwhelmed by this film, as is seemed to have low saturation. However, the more I look at the pictures, the more I like it.