Film comparison
Kodak Portra 400 vs Kodak Royal Gold 400
- Royal Gold 400 is discontinued.
Side by side
| Specification | Portra 400 | Royal Gold 400 |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Kodak | Kodak |
| Type | Colour negative | Colour negative |
| Box speed | ISO 400 | ISO 400 |
| Process | C-41 | C-41 |
| Formats | 35mm, 120, 4x5, 8x10 | 35mm |
| Grain | Very fine | Very fine |
| Contrast | Medium | — |
| Latitude | Excellent | — |
| Saturation | Moderate | — |
| Price, 35mm | about £21.23 | — |
| Price, 120 | about £19.48 | — |
| Availability | Current | Discontinued |
Rows that differ are in bold. Prices are typical UK prices and change often.
How they look
- Portra 400
- Kodak calls it the world's finest-grain high-speed colour negative film, at true ISO 400 with natural skin tones and wide-ranging lighting performance (Kodak E-4050, Jan 2025). Made with Kodak's T-Grain emulsions; sold in 135, 120 and sheets.
- Royal Gold 400
- Kodak's premium consumer 400-speed colour print film of the late 1990s, which Kodak called the world's finest-grain 400-speed colour print film. Wikipedia dates it 1996 to about 2004, replaced by High Definition 400 (Royal Supra 400 outside the US).
Which suits what
Better pick: Portra 400
Weddings, Commercial editorial
Both work well
Travel
Better pick: Royal Gold 400
General purpose